Article | REF: N4405 V1

Determination of glass thickness in facades and roofs, in traditional methods

Author: Jacques AUBERT

Publication date: November 10, 2012

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1. Determining the resulting load P on the glazing

The forces exerted on building glazing result from four different actions:

  • the action of the glazing's own weight ;

  • wind action ;

  • snow action on roofs ;

  • the action of exceptional loads, depending on specific risks (cyclones, avalanches, earthquakes).

Each of these actions is not necessarily exercised at the same time as the others, nor are they simply added together. They are weighted to best reflect the reality of climatic and physical phenomena. The highest load determined in this way is used to determine the glazing thickness.

1.1 Deadweight loads

The action of the glazing...

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