3.

4 Analysis of Glass Fin

ASTM E1300-12a: Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings
Sa’adiyat Island Resort
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dimensions and Material Properties of Glass

Glass type for external pane:
Glass_Fin_Type := "FT" AN(annealed), HS(heat strengthened), FT(fully tempered)

Glass_Fin_Thickness_Type := "L" Glass pane thickness type:

M(monolithic), L(laminated)

Load_Type := "SDL" Load type: SDL(short duration load),

LDL(long duaration load)

a := 9270mm Long side of the glass

b := 400mm Short side of the glass

tg := 30mm Thickness of the glass in

3 Modulus of elasticity of glass

E := 71.7  10 MPa

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 Checking Stress on Glass
Allowable Stress on Gl ass
(ASTM E1300-12a : Appecdix X.6.2, page 57)

σfAN := 23.3MPa Allowable Stress f or Annealed Glass

σfHS := 46.54MPa Allowable Stress f or Heat Strengthen Glass

σfFT := 93.1MPa Allowable Stress f or Fully Tempered Glass

Check Stress on Glass

Stress Concentration at Bolt Holes
(Roak's Formula s for Stress and Strain: Ta bl e 17.1 Stress
Concentration factors for elastic stress, page 787)

c := 40mm Bolt hole edge distance

r := 23mm Radius of bolt hole

D := 400mm Width of the Glass Fin

2
r  r Stress concentration factor parameter
C1 := 3.022 - 0.422  + 3.556   (Roarks Formula for Stress and Strain)
c c
 
2
r  r
C2 := - 0.569 + 2.644  - 4.397  
c c
 
2
r  r
C3 := 3.138 - 18.367  + 28.093  
c c
 
2
r  r
C4 := - 3.591 + 16.125  - 27.252  
c c
 
r
K t := 3.0 if < 0.05
c

2 3
 2c   2c   2c 
C1 + C2    + C3    + C4   
D D D
K t = 3.9 Stress concentration factor

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 Maximum Glass Stress
σg := 19.2MPa  K t
Maximum Glass Stress
σg = 74.93  MPa < σfFT = 93.1  MPa OK FOR STRESS.

σg
= 0.8 < 1.0 OK!
σfFT

15MM (FT) + 1.52MM PVB + 15MM (FT) GLASS FIN IS ADEQUATE FOR STRESS!

Check of Glass Fin for Lateral Torsional Buckling

Australian Standard 1288-2006
γf := 1.7 Load Factor

b = 400  mm Width of Glass Fin

tg = 30  mm Thickness of Glass in

g2 := 3.3 Slenderness factor

g3 := 1.3 Slenderness factor

Lay := 9068mm Span of beam

E = 71.7  GPa Modulus of Elasticity of glass

3
b  tg
Iy := Moment of Inertia about weak axis
12

4
Iy = 900000  mm

b
yh := = 200  mm Extreme iber distance
2
G := 28.7GPa Torsional elastic modulus of glass

3
b  tg  tg  Torsional moment of inertia
J :=   1 - 0.63  
3  b 
4
J = 3429900  mm

1
g2   yh
  E  Iy 
2
M CR :=
Lay
(
 E  Iy  G  J )  1 - g3    
  Lay   G  J 
M CR = 28.46  kN  m Critical elastic buckling moment

M max := 17.959kN  m Maximum moment

M max = 17.96  kN  m < MCR = 28.46  kN  m OK FOR LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING

Mmax
= 0.63 < 1.0 OK!
MCR

15MM (FT) + 1.52MM PVB + 15MM (FT) GLASS FIN IS ADEQUATE FOR LATERAL TORSIONAL
BUCKLING!

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 Checking De lection of the Glass

Allowable De lection of Glass

a
Δallow := Allowable de lection of glass
200 (as per project speci ications)

Maximum De lection

Δmax := 14.493mm Maximum Glass De lection

Δmax = 14.49  mm < Δallow = 46.35  mm OK FOR DEFLECTION

Δmax
= 0.31 < 1.0 OK!
Δallow

15MM (FT) + 1.52MM PVB + 15MM (FT) GLASS FIN IS ADEQUATE FOR DEFLECTION!

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