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Bellapart Chair of Light and Glass Structures

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Having identified that at the University of Girona there was a lack of knowledge in relation to the mechanics of light structures and glass, the Bellapart chair was created to promote all its areas of action: teaching, research and dissemination of knowledge.

The calculation and design of structures is part of the syllabus of many studies imparted at the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona, such as:

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technologies Engineering (GETI)
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (GEM)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Studies (GAE)
  • Bachelor's degree in Architectural Technology and Building Construction (GATE)
  • Master in Industrial Engineering (MEI)
  • Master in Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MMS)

In 2019-2020, a total of 800 students were registered in these studies.

The type of structures that the chair will take on involve a technical function but also of equal importance is its aesthetic function: the structure or façade of glass is often the most outstanding and characteristic singular element of the building it forms part of.

The terms “lightness” and “glass” are also specific areas looked at by the Chair, which wants to go beyond structural calculations. Lightness and in particular the high value of rigidity ratios with respect to density and resistance with respect to density are also a major characteristic of composite materials, which subject to research by the Group for the Analysis and Materials of Structural Design (AMADE) .

The mechanical properties of glass and their improvement through thermal treatments are studied across all industrial areas at the Polytechnic School, in subjects imparted by the Science of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Area. The improvement of properties through chemical treatments remains a subject that requires consolidated, which is the focus of research at different universities and technology centres.

The Chair of Light and Glass Structures combines success between different specialists both from the academic world at the University of Girona and those from the private sector employed by Bellapart.

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