TY - GEN
T1 - Structural assessment of the Winter Garden of the Royal Glasshouses of Laeken, Belgium
AU - Lauriks, L.
AU - Wouters, I.
AU - Adriaenssens, S.
AU - De Bouw, M.
AU - Verbeeck, B.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The Winter Garden, the largest of the Royal Glasshouses, is situated at the Royal Domain in Laeken in the northeast of Brussels, Belgium. This glasshouse was built between 1874 and 1876 in order of king Leopold II, according to the design of architect Alphonse Balat. A two-dimensional analysis demonstrated the basis structural behaviour under a series of symmetrical load combinations: the structure works as a cupola with a tension and a pressure ring. The stress levels and deflections in the structure have to be evaluated in a three-dimensional model which is still in progress. For the time, it seems that the norm values are not exceeded. The major threat for the metal structure is corrosion. Previous interventions and a very aggressive tropical indoor climate inflicted heavy corrosion damage. Nowadays, this elaborate plain tour de force must undergo a major restoration.
AB - The Winter Garden, the largest of the Royal Glasshouses, is situated at the Royal Domain in Laeken in the northeast of Brussels, Belgium. This glasshouse was built between 1874 and 1876 in order of king Leopold II, according to the design of architect Alphonse Balat. A two-dimensional analysis demonstrated the basis structural behaviour under a series of symmetrical load combinations: the structure works as a cupola with a tension and a pressure ring. The stress levels and deflections in the structure have to be evaluated in a three-dimensional model which is still in progress. For the time, it seems that the norm values are not exceeded. The major threat for the metal structure is corrosion. Previous interventions and a very aggressive tropical indoor climate inflicted heavy corrosion damage. Nowadays, this elaborate plain tour de force must undergo a major restoration.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:72049113462
SN - 0415468728
SN - 9780415468725
T3 - Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08
SP - 683
EP - 688
BT - Structural Analysis of Historic Construction
T2 - 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance, SAHC08
Y2 - 2 July 2008 through 4 July 2008
ER -