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Hernández Ramos, Juan AntonioAuthorMoreno Santamaria, BelenAuthorLopez, JeAuthor

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February 13, 2024
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Structural Behavior of Water Flow Glazing: Stress and Elastic Deformation Considering Hydrostatic Pressure

Publicated to: Sustainability. 15 (20): 14695- - 2023-10-01 15(20), DOI: 10.3390/su152014695

Authors:

Gonzalo, FD; Santamaria, BM; Lopez, JE; Ramos, JAH
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Affiliations

Keene State Coll, Dept Sustainable Prod Design & Architecture, 229 Main St, Keene, NH 03435 USA - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Aeronaut & Space Engn, Dept Appl Math, Pl Cardenal Cisneros 3, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Tech Sch Architecture Madrid, Dept Construct & Architectural Technol, Ave Juan Herrera, 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The fluid inside a Water Flow Glazing (WFG) panel creates a linear pressure distribution along the vertical dimension. Tension stress can cause problems with the sealant; compression stress can cause deflections in the glass panel. Increasing the glass thickness until the deflection is below the required limit implies more weight and cost of the glazing. Another solution is to limit glass deflection by inserting pillars or stripes into the cavity between two glass panes. The novelty of this article was to test a High-Order Finite Difference Method for linear and non-linear models to evaluate the effect of hydrostatic pressure produced by the fluid chamber on WFG panels. The methodology was tested on two case studies to assess the tension and deflection of the glass panes to guarantee the structural stability of WFG. The main conclusion drawn was that a linear plate model was sufficient to dimension the width, length, and thickness of the WFG panel. Furthermore, the mathematical model provided criteria to keep the glass tension below 45 MPa for tempered glass and the maximum deflection as the minimum between 1 parts per thousand of the glass height and 10% of the water chamber thickness. Introducing pillars or stripes solved hydrostatic pressure problems when the panel's height was above 1.5 m.
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Keywords

BeamsGlassHigh-order structural simulationHydrostatic pressurePerformanceSealantWater flow glazing

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-19:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85378/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 142
    • Downloads: 17
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Ramos, JAH).

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