
3. Examples of thickness checks
As previously indicated, the approach followed for verification is to calculate the minimum thickness e 1 of the fictitious, annealed monolithic glass for the loads that apply to the real glazing and then verify that the composition chosen a priori satisfies the comparison equation between e R and e 1 and that of deformation.
3.1 Single monolithic glass
Let's assume that the loads on a 0.9 × 1.5 m glazing unit, intended for a frame whose top rail is less than 6 m from the ground (c = 0.9), supported on three sides with a large free edge, are P = 1,200 Pa. They lead to a value of e 1 ...
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Bibliography
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– GINGER-CEBTP [GLAZING-DECISION] [email protected]
– FFPV [XLGLACE DTU 39 – 2012]
– PI DEVELOPPEMENT SARL Le Fraysse 81440 LAUTREC [PI-VITRAGES 5.4] http://www.pisarl.com
Standards and norms
- Glazing and metalwork – Memento Calculating glazing thicknesses - NF DTU 39 P4 -
- Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part 1-4: general actions – Wind actions - NF EN 1991-1-4 -
- Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part 1-4: General actions – Actions du vent/National appendix - NF EN 1991-1-4/NA -
- Eurocode 1 – Action on structures – Part 1-3: General actions – Snow loads - NF EN 1991-1-3 - ...
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