Structural performance of a novel liquid-laminated embedded connection for glass

Abstract Connections between load-bearing glass components play a major role in terms of the structural integrity and aesthetics applications. Recently, new type adhesive connection, known as embedded laminated connections, has been developed where metallic insert is within unit by means transparent polymeric foil interlayers assembled through an autoclave lamination process. In this study, novel variant consisting thin steel encapsulated cold-poured resin, proposed examined. particular, axial tensile mechanical response connection assessed via numerical (FE) analyses destructive pull-out tests performed on physical prototypes at different displacement rates order to assess effect strain rate-dependent behaviour resin interlayer. It was found that stiffness, maximum capacity failure mode are significantly affected imposed rate. The analysis tests, Abaqus, showed complex state stress vicinity result two load-transfer mechanisms relative contribution these depends geometry stiffnesses constituent materials. Overall, it concluded promising manufacturability, performance thus considered study offers alternative existing connections for structures, but further investigations required ascertain its suitability real-world