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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Bibliography
Software tools
– 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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