GLASS AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IN PREFABRICATED TIMBER BUILDINGS

Steklo je material, ki je v človeški zgodovini prisoten že od začetkov civilizacije. V tem času je razvoj tekel k izboljšanju karakteristik stekla, vendar steklo še vedno ostaja v gradbeništvu v podrejenem položaju v primerjavi z novejšimi materiali, kot sta beton in jeklo, tj. v uporabi in tehničnih karakteristikah. Analizirali bomo zgodovino in gradbenotehnične karakteristike stekla ter njegove karakteristike. Predstavili bomo trenutno najnovejše smernice v arhitekturi, gradnji s steklom in v konstrukcijskem načrtovanju. Izvedli bomo izračun lesenega montažnega okvirja s stekleno obložno ploščo in v programu SolidWorks. Na primerih izvedenih steklenih konstrukcij bomo preverili možnosti gradnje in izvedbe različnih zgradb in detajlov. Tako bomo dobili boljši vpogled v material, ki ima velike možnosti, da v gradbeništvu v prihodnosti privzame bistveno večjo vlogo.Glass is a material that has been present throughout the history of mankind from the very beginning of the civilization. During this period, its development was striving to gain better characteristics of the material. Nevertheless, glass in civil engineering still remains in inferior position compared to newer material such as concrete and steel by its usage and haracteristics. We are going to analyse the history and technical characteristics of glass used for construction and its characteristics. We are going to present the last trends in architecture, glass-construction and construction planning. The calculation of prefabricated timber frame with glass panel is going to be calculate and presented with programme SolidWorks. Through the examples on which the glass constructions were made, we are going to verify the possibilities of building and execution of various buildings and details in practice. With doing this, we are having a better insight into the material which has great potential of becoming one of the important materials in the future of civil engineering