Microstructure
and mechanical behaviour of foam glass
von Dr. sc. techn. ETH Rudolf Trinkner
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Introduction
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Preface
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Introduction
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1. The manufacture of the foam glass used in this work within the laboratory
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2. Key structural and physical properties of foam glass
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THE STRUCTURE OF FOAM GLASS
A.1.
The morphology of foam glass
A.1.1.
Terms
A.1.2.
Physical fundamentals for understanding the morphology of polyhedron foam glass
A.1.3.
Microscopic observations on foam glass
A.1.3.1.
Spherical foam glass
A.1.3.2.
Polyhedron foam glass
A.1.4.
Archetypes for the elementary polyhedron of the cellular structure of real polyhedronfoam glasses
A.1.4.1.
The α-tetradecahedron of W. Kelvin as an archetype of the elementary polyhedron of real polyhedron foam glass
A.1.4.2.
The β-tetradecahedron of R.E. Williams as an archetype of the elementary polyhedron of the real polyhedron foam glass
A.2.
Stereological and volumetric investigations
A.3.
3. Conclusions
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The mechanical behaviour of foam glass
B.1.
Model glass foams and their mechanical behaviour
B.1.1.
The fracture behaviour of the glass base material of the foam glass
B.1.2.
The mechanical properties of spherical foam glass
B.1.3.
Polyhedron foam glasses
B.1.3.1.
Assumptions and hypotheses
B.1.3.2.
The “TOP” model foam glass
B.1.3.2.1.
Presentation of the model
B.1.3.2.2.
Prediction of the mechanical behaviour of the “TOP” model polyhedron foam glass using numerical calculation
B.1.3.2.2.1.
Loading of the model “TOP” foam glass in z-direction of the space
B.1.3.2.2.2.
1.3.2.2.2. Loading of the model “TOP” foam glass in x- or y-direction of the space
B.1.3.2.2.3.
Determination of the shear strength of the “TOP” model foam glass
B.1.3.2.2.4.
The elastic properties of the model “TOP” foam glass
B.1.3.3.
The “BETA” model foam glass
B.1.3.3.1.
Presentation of the model
B.1.3.3.2.
The fracture strengths and elasticity of the “BETA” model foam glass
B.1.3.4.
The “ORTHO” model foam glass
B.1.3.4.1.
Presentation of the model
B.1.3.4.2.
The fracture strengths and elastic behaviour of the “ORTHO” model foam glass
B.1.4.
Routes to optimal foam glasses
B.2.
Tests regarding the mechanical properties of foam glass
B.2.1.
The compressive strengths of polyhedron foam glass
B.2.2.
The torsional shear strengths of polyhedron foam glass
B.2.3.
The tensile strengths of polyhedron foam glass
B.2.4.
The moduli of elasticity of polyhedron foam glass
B.2.5.
The lateral strain ν of polyhedron foam glass
B.3.
Further influences on the fracture strengths of the foam glass
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VLinking the derived theoretical and empirical Results
C.1.
Comparison of the observed mechanical properties of the polyhedron foam glass with those of the model foam glass “TOP11
C.2.
Consequences of the satisfactory correlation of the mechanical behaviours determined from theory and test
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Tables
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List of symbols
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List of references
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Summary
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Summary
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