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Read more at: Mauro Overend speaks at “Innovation & Invention” Graduate Development Programme

Mauro Overend speaks at “Innovation & Invention” Graduate Development Programme

2 February 2016

Dr Mauro Overend joined 6 other speakers to address the Laing O’Rourke Graduate training event. The talks held at Institute for Manufacturing ( IfM ) in Cambridge ranged from High Power Lasers and Advanced Manufacturing to Façade Manufacturability & Performance Optimisation.

Read more at: GRC connection tests
GRC connection tests

GRC connection tests

7 January 2016

This page explain the procedure performed the evaluate the mechanical performance up to failure of a bespoke connection between a steel bracket and a Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) panel.

Read more at: Mechanical characterisation of CFRP strips
Mechanical characterisation of CFRP strips

Mechanical characterisation of CFRP strips

7 January 2016

This page provides information on the mechanical characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) stips. These characteristics were obtained from experimental testing on CFRP specimens manufactured and supplied by CarboNovus S.r.l. These CFRP laminates have been used as top and bottom layers of CFRP/PVC foam sandwich panel composite.

Read more at: Isabelle Paparo secures funding for façades research

Isabelle Paparo secures funding for façades research

9 December 2015

gFT member Isabelle Paparo has been awarded doctoral funding by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (FES) for the next 2 years of her PhD research on the structural performance of freeform FRP building envelopes. FES is financially funded and subsidized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and supports...

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gFT on LinkedIn

11 November 2015

Read more at: Highest ever turnout for gFT Symposium "Engineered Skins 2015"

Highest ever turnout for gFT Symposium "Engineered Skins 2015"

7 September 2015

The annual Symposium hosted by the gFT at Cambridge, held today was an intense day of presentations and discussions about research findings and future trends in the façade sector. The busy one-day conference was kicked off by Prof Chris Burgoyne who delivered a thought-provoking welcome address on behalf of the University...

Read more at: Mauro Overend speaks at Building the World of Tomorrow event

Mauro Overend speaks at Building the World of Tomorrow event

7 September 2015

Dr Mauro Overend was one of the 9 invited speakers at the “Building the World of Tomorrow” event. The event was held at the University of Cambridge and was supported by Breathing Buildings Mauro’s talk was entitled “Current trends in High Performance and adaptive Facades” The talks were designed to inspire and challenge...

Read more at: Structural Glass Themed Issue edited by Mauro Overend Published by ICE

Structural Glass Themed Issue edited by Mauro Overend Published by ICE

16 July 2015

The current (July 2015) issue of the Institution of Civil Engineers Journal, Structures & Buildings is entirely devoted to Structural Glass. This themed issue was edited by Mauro Overend and contains papers ranging from the mechanical properties of glass, to connections and from buckling of glass elements to how finite...

Read more at: One more Research Associate joins the gFT group

One more Research Associate joins the gFT group

24 June 2015

We are pleased to welcome the Research Associate Dr Marco Donà in the gFT research group. He will help us to investigate new design methods to extend the design limitations of geometrically complex buildings and in particular he will focus on a new generation of fibre reinforced polymer sandwich panel system and their...

Read more at: Mauro Overend speaks at CAB technical conference 2015
Mauro Overend speaks at CAB technical conference 2015

Mauro Overend speaks at CAB technical conference 2015

20 May 2015

Dr Mauro Overend was an invited speaker at the recent Council for Aluminium in Buildings technical conference held in Loughborough. Mauro’s talk was entitled “The Future of Facades: Recent developments in Glass & Façade Engineering Research at the University of Cambridge”. Further information on the conference is...

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