laminated tempered glass

2.0 Glass Design (ASTM E1300-4)

2.1 Glass (32mmt DGU glass: 12mmt Fully tempered (FT) + 12mmt air gap + 8mmt Fully tempered (FT))
Composition/Properties:
Panel length (long dimension) a = 5300.0 mm
Panel width (short dimension) b = 1630.0 mm
Glass types:
Lite no. 1 - inner Fully tempered (FT)
Lite no. 2 - outer Fully tempered (FT)
Glass thickness:
Lite no. 1 - inner t1 = 12 mm 11.91 mm (min)
Lite no. 2 - outer t2 = 8 mm 7.42 mm (min)
Air gap thickness tg = 12 mm
Glass modulus of elasticity Eg = 71700 MPa
2.1.1 Non-factored load resistance, NFL

Fig.A1.9 Fig.A1.7
NFL (lite no. 1) NFL1 = 1.65 kPa
NFL (lite no. 2) NFL2 = 0.70 kPa
2.1.2 Glass type factor (table 2)

GTF (lite no. 1) GTF1 = 3.60

GTF (lite no. 2) GTF2 = 3.60
2.1.3 Load sharing factors (table 5)

LS (lite no. 1) LS1 = (t1(min)^3+t2(min)^3)/t1(min)^3 = 1.24

LS (lite no. 2) LS2 = (t1(min)^3+t2(min)^3)/t2(min)^3 = 5.14
2.1.4 Check strength of the glass panel
Wind load - ASD WL = 1.70 kPa
Load resistance (lite no. 1) LR1 = NFL1ꞏGTF1ꞏLS1 = 7.38 kPa
Load resistance (lite no. 2) LR2 = NFL2ꞏGTF2ꞏLS2 = 12.94 kPa
Ratio of glass strength R1 = WL/LR1 = 0.23 < 1.0 O.K!
R2 = WL/LR2 = 0.13 < 1.0 O.K!
2.1.5 Check glass deflection

Fig_A1.9 Fig_A1.7
Wind load:
Lite no. 1 - inner q1 = WLꞏ(LS2/(LS1+LS2)) = 1.37 kPa
Lite no. 2 - outer q2 = WLꞏ(LS1/(LS1+LS2)) = 0.33 kPa
Glass aspect ratio AR = a/b = 3.25
Product of Load x Area2:
Lite no. 1 - inner K1 = q1ꞏ(aꞏb)^2 = 102.17 kNm^2
Lite no. 2 - outer K2 = q2ꞏ(aꞏb)^2 = 24.71 kNm^2
From figures above:
Deflection (lite no. 1) Δ1 = 11.42 mm
Deflection (lite no. 2) Δ2 = 10.90 mm
Maximum allowable deflection Δal = min(b/60,25mm) = 25.00 mm
Ratio of glass deflections R1 = Δ1/Δal = 0.46 < 1.0 O.K!
R2 = Δ2/Δal = 0.44 < 1.0 O.K!
2.1.6 Structural sealant check
Allowable stress (resist wind load) ft = 0.138 MPa
Required sealant bite Breq = WLꞏmin(a,b)/(2ꞏft) = 10.04 mm
Actual sealant bite Bact = 14.00 mm
Ratio of structural sealant R1 = Breq/Bact = 0.72 < 1.0 O.K!
2.1.7 Check strength of the glass panel - Live loads
2.1.7.1 Check strength of the glass panel - Line loads
Live load, line load LL = 0.75 kN/m
Panel length (long dimension) a = 5300.0 mm
Panel width (short dimension) b = 1630.0 mm
For the inner glass (lite no. 1 - 12mmt Fully tempered (FT) glass):
Maximum panel stress σ1max = 1.54 MPa
Allowable panel stress (Sec. X6.2) σ1allow = 93.10 MPa
Ratio of glass strength R1 = σ1max/σ1allow = 0.02 < 1.0 O.K!
For the outer glass (lite no. 2 - 8mmt Fully tempered (FT) glass):
Maximum panel stress σ2max = 11.01 MPa
Allowable panel stress (Sec. X6.2) σ2allow = 93.10 MPa
Ratio of glass strength R2 = σ2max/σ2allow = 0.12 < 1.0 O.K!
Check glass deflections
Deflection (lite no. 1 - inner) Δ1 = 0.95 mm
Deflection (lite no. 2 - outer) Δ2 = 7.13 mm
Maximum allowable deflection Δal = min(b/60,25mm) = 25.00 mm
Ratio of glass deflections R1 = Δ1/Δal = 0.04 < 1.0 O.K!
R2 = Δ2/Δal = 0.29 < 1.0 O.K!
2.1.7.2 Check strength of the glass panel - Point loads
Live load, point load PL = 0.50 kN
Panel length (long dimension) a = 5300.0 mm
Panel width (short dimension) b = 1630.0 mm

For the inner glass (lite no. 1 - 12mmt Fully tempered (FT) glass):
Maximum panel stress σ1max = 0.98 MPa
Allowable panel stress (Sec. X6.2) σ1allow = 93.10 MPa
Ratio of glass strength R1 = σ1max/σ1allow = 0.01 < 1.0 O.K!
For the outer glass (lite no. 2 - 8mmt Fully tempered (FT) glass):
Maximum panel stress σ2max = 13.70 MPa
Allowable panel stress (Sec. X6.2) σ2allow = 93.10 MPa
Ratio of glass strength R2 = σ2max/σ2allow = 0.15 < 1.0 O.K!
Check glass deflections
Deflection (lite no. 1 - inner) Δ1 = 0.61 mm
Deflection (lite no. 2 - outer) Δ2 = 4.97 mm
Maximum allowable deflection Δal = min(b/60,25mm) = 25.00 mm
Ratio of glass deflections R1 = Δ1/Δal = 0.02 < 1.0 O.K!
R2 = Δ2/Δal = 0.20 < 1.0 O.K!