GLASS DESIGN - Monolithic Vision Glass

Glass Description:

1908mm H x 1500mm W Monolithic Glass Simply Supported Continuously Along Four Sides
Monolithic Tempered Glass 10mm thick

Design Variables:
E = 70000MPa

(modulus of elasticity of glass)

q = 5.73kPa

(wind load)

h = 1908mm

(panel height)

w = 1500mm

(panel width)

tn = 10mm

(nominal thickness of lite)

Load Resistance Check (Ref: ASTM E-1300-04):

a = 1908 mm

(long dimension)

b = 1500 mm

(short dimension)

t = 9.02 mm

(minimum thickness of lite)

a
b

= 1.27

(aspect ratio)

NFL = 3.0kPa

(non-factored load)

Lite #1
GTF := 4.0

(glass type factor)

LR := NFL GTF

(load resistance of lite)

q = 5.73 kPa

<

LR = 12.00 kPa

Therefore, OK.

Deflection Check (Ref: ASTM E-1300-04 Appendix X2):

2

a
a
a
r0 = 0.553 3.83 + 1.11 0.0969
b
b
b
2

a
a
a
r1 = 2.29 + 5.83 2.17 + 0.2067
b
b
b
2

(equation X2.2)
3

a
a
a
r2 = 1.485 1.908 + 0.815 0.0822
b
b
b

(equation X2.3)
3

(equation X2.4)

Glass Deflection at Full Load:

q ( a b ) 2

E t 4
i

x i.j = ln ln

(equation X2.5)

x 1 = 1.530

r0+ r1 xi+ r2 xi

max.i = ti e
max = 21.85 mm

(maximum center of glass deflection)

all = 25.00mm

(allowable deflection at full load, as per project

specification)

max = 21.85 mm

<

all = 25.00 mm

Therefore, OK.