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CLIENT :
JOB NO. :
DATE :
Structural Glass Design, Based on ASTM E1300 & CAN/CGSB-12.20, using Finite Element Method
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
GLASS PANEL SIZE

GLASS PANEL THICKNESS

Weight =
77

W=
L=

1.5
5

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DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

ft, (457 mm)

ft, (1524 mm)

t = 0.787402 in, (20 mm)

lbs, (35 kg)

CONNECTION TYPE ( 0 or 1)

, only corner pinned.

allow =

ALLOWABLE GLASS STRENGTH

3.5

ksi,

(24 N / mm2)

(Annealed: 3.5 ksi, Heat-strengthened: 6.5 ksi, Tempered: 14.5 ksi - verify reqd.)
ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION
L / 240
( The max value suggested: L / 60 for window or curtain wall, L / 180 for stair.)
UNIFORM AREA LOAD (Perpendicular to Plane)
POINT LOAD (Including Impact Factor)

D=
P=

10
0.3

psf, ASD level

kips, ASD level

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
GLASS PROPERTIES
=
E=
=

156
10150
0.22

lbs / ft3 (2500 kg / m3)

ksi (70 kN / mm2)
, Poisson's ratio

JOINT DEFLECTIONS, REACTIONS, & PLATE SECTION FORCES

P=
0.3
kips,( Point load at Joint 9.)
Joint
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

in
0
0.14
0.21
0.00
0.14
0.21
0.00
0.14
0.21

R
kips
-0.09

CHECK BENDING CAPACITY

Mn / b = allow d t2/ 6 =
Where

CHECK DEFLECTION
max =
Where

4.34

d=
12
M = (M6-92 + M8-92 )0.5 =

0.21

Bending
Section
7-8
8-9
3-6
6-9

in

L = Max (L , W) =

M
ft-k/ft
0.03
0.04
0.42
0.42

ft-k/ft

>
M=
[Satisfactory]

0.42

ft-k/ft

0.42

ft-k/ft

in, (1 ft)

<
[Satisfactory]
60.0
in

L / 240

0.25

in