FiReGlass
| Project Title | FiReGlass |
| Project Subtitle | Development of load-bearing laminated safety glass with defined fire resistance |
| Project Leader | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Engelmann (TU Dresden) |
| Researcher | Dipl.-Ing. Maximilian Möckel (TU Dresden) |
| Partners | Hero-Fire GmbH Taupitz GmbH & Co. KG |
| Funding | BMWK – Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM) |
| Time Span | 2022-2024 |
Project Description
Fire protection is of central importance in the building industry. Particularly in the application of load-bearing laminated safety glass (LSG) such as glass beams or glass supports, great importance is attached to preventive fire protection. In this context, laminated safety glass is subject to the weakness of the transformation or melting temperature of the individual components, which at a maximum of 550 °C already causes the glass to increasingly lose its load-bearing capacity.
In the research project, laminated safety glass is being developed for use as load-bearing elements with defined fire resistance. This new FiReGlass substrate to be developed consists of a load-bearing laminated safety glass in the core, which is protected from the attacking heat of the fire by three protective systems. The glass surfaces are the main point of attack. These are to be protected by a circumferential sacrificial surface protection consisting of fire protection gel and sacrificial panes. A new type of edge protection is being developed to protect the composite and the glass edges. This prevents the lower glass edges of the support from heating up and at the same time forms the lower circuit for filling in the fire protection gel. The third system forms the support structure in which the other two systems are integrated. With the aid of these three new developments, which interlock all round, the load-bearing laminated safety glass is protected in the core. This makes it possible to achieve all-round fire protection and a defined fire resistance. The result of the research project is the FiReGlass support, which meets optical as well as mechanical and fire protection requirements to enable the safe use of load-bearing glazing in construction.
Contact Person TU Dresden
© Franziska Rehde
Research Associate
NameDipl.-Ing. Maximilian Möckel
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Institute of Building Construction
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© Franziska Rehde
Professor of Sustainable Building Construction
NameProf. Dr.-Ing. Michael Engelmann
Head of the Institute of Building Construction
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Institute of Building Construction
Institute of Building Construction
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ABS 30, Haus 116, 06-018 August-Bebel-Straße 30
01219 Dresden