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Structural Glass Design Analysis

The document summarizes the structural glass design of a glass panel that is 1.5 feet wide and 5 feet long with a thickness of 0.7874 inches based on finite element analysis. It provides the input data including glass properties, joint deflections, reactions, plate section forces, and checks that the bending capacity and deflection are within allowable limits. The analysis found the design to be adequate with maximum deflection of 0.21 inches less than the allowable limit of 0.25 inches and bending capacity greater than the calculated bending moment.

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Structural Glass Design Analysis

The document summarizes the structural glass design of a glass panel that is 1.5 feet wide and 5 feet long with a thickness of 0.7874 inches based on finite element analysis. It provides the input data including glass properties, joint deflections, reactions, plate section forces, and checks that the bending capacity and deflection are within allowable limits. The analysis found the design to be adequate with maximum deflection of 0.21 inches less than the allowable limit of 0.25 inches and bending capacity greater than the calculated bending moment.

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  • Structural Glass Design Summary

PROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Structural Glass Design, Based on ASTM E1300 & CAN/CGSB-12.20, using Finite Element Method

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY


GLASS PANEL SIZE W= 1.5 ft, (457 mm)
L= 5 ft, (1524 mm)

GLASS PANEL THICKNESS t = 0.7874 in, (20 mm)


Weight = 77 lbs, (35 kg)

CONNECTION TYPE ( 0 or 1) 0 , only corner pinned.

ALLOWABLE GLASS STRENGTH sallow = 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) D= 10 psf, ASD level


POINT LOAD (Including Impact Factor) P= 0.3 kips, ASD level

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
GLASS PROPERTIES
g= 156 lbs / ft3 (2500 kg / m3)
E= 10150 ksi (70 kN / mm2)
u= 0.22 , Poisson's ratio

JOINT DEFLECTIONS, REACTIONS, & PLATE SECTION FORCES


P= 0.3 kips,( Point load at Joint 9.)

Joint D R Bending M
Number in kips Section ft-k/ft
1 0 -0.09 7-8 0.03
2 0.14 8-9 0.04
3 0.21 3-6 0.42
4 0.00 6-9 0.42
5 0.14
6 0.21
7 0.00
8 0.14
9 0.21

CHECK BENDING CAPACITY


Mn / Wb = sallow d t2/ 6 = 4.34 ft-k/ft > M= 0.42 ft-k/ft
[Satisfactory]
Where d= 12 in, (1 ft)
M = (M 6-9
2
+M 8-9
2
) 0.5
= 0.42 ft-k/ft

CHECK DEFLECTION
Dmax = 0.21 in < L / 240 = 0.25 in
[Satisfactory]
Where L = Max (L , W) = 60.0 in

PROJECT : PAGE : CLIENT : DESIGN BY : JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY : Structural Glass Design, Based on ASTM E

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