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Post-war housing in Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The student houses on the university campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Elsene are an extraordinary example of a high-quality post-war housing estate in the Brussels Capital Region constructed with an industrialized building system. These houses, designed in 1971-1972 by the Belgian architect Willy Van Der Meeren, were built in 1972-1973 with a Swiss building system called Variel. This consists of open, three-dimensional ...
Impact of the hot-driving process on the strength and ductility of steel rivets Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Rivets were the primary fastener used to fabricate the connections of steel structures until the mid-twentieth century through a technique called hot riveting. Nowadays, engineers, architects and historic preservationists often lack information on the structural behaviour of steel riveted connections. Given the high number of parameters induced by hot riveting, the understanding and assessment of the behaviour of steel riveted connections is ...
Structural contribution of glass in Saint-Hubertus Galleries Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
Many of the glass-covered iron and steel frames from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries now require renovation. During rehabilitation, the question arises of how to preserve built heritage while fulfilling modern standards on
safety and structural integrity. In a traditional recalculation, the glass panels are considered to be dead load on the iron frame, leading to the conclusion that the original frame requires strengthening. This ...
safety and structural integrity. In a traditional recalculation, the glass panels are considered to be dead load on the iron frame, leading to the conclusion that the original frame requires strengthening. This ...
Compressive and lap shear tests on traditional putty and polymer sealants Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
In the 19th century, iron-and-glass roofs were built using linseed oil based putty as sealant to fix the glass plates in the iron glazing bars. Since then, two evolutions influenced the construction details of roofs drastically. First, new sealants with better mechanical properties and higher durability displaced the use of traditional putty. Second,as the insights in the properties and behaviour of glass improved, glass plates can today play a ...
On the evolution in design and calculation of steel structures over the 19th century in Belgium, France and England Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The design of metal structures in the 19th century is a topic subject to much admiration. One often wonders how it was possible to design these great metal structures withstanding the test of time and to guarantee their safety and stability when no powerful computer software or advanced verifications based on
years of research and experimentation were available. Several structures erected at that time are still in use: railway stations ...
years of research and experimentation were available. Several structures erected at that time are still in use: railway stations ...
3D Variel modules in precast concrete in Belgium (1969-1981). The work of Fritz Stucky and Willy Van Der Meeren Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the post-war period many prefabricated systems for 3D building units were developed, but only few were successful on an international level. The Variel system, developed by the Swiss architect Fritz Stucky, was serial produced in large quantities all over the world. In Belgium, Eternit became a licensee of Variel in 1970 and soon afterwards the first Belgian Variel factory was built in Seilles. By the 1980s the mar-ket for prefabricated 3D ...
Les concurrents de la compagnie Hennebique. Etude des cahiers des charges de la Ville de Bruxelles Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Baltic shipping marks on nineteenth-century timber: their deciphering and a proposal for an innovative characterization of old timber Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
Intriguing marks have been recorded on numerous nineteenth-century timber structures throughout Europe. These inscriptions bear witness to an intensive trade that supplied Norwegian and Baltic timber - mainly softwood - to most Western European countries. Despite the abundance of archaeological records, the current understanding of these shipping marks is very limited. Consequently, historical surveys and restoration campaigns are not using ...