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3. Interlayer properties
The properties of interlayers vary according to the type of market and application. Each market has its own particular requirements, and each laminated glass application containing one or other interlayer is standardized and/or subject to international, European and national regulations. Laminate manufacturers have therefore defined specific product families for each market, to meet the required specifications. The three main markets are :
Transport: automotive industry, aeronautics industry, railway industry, shipbuilding industry;
Buildings: single-family homes, public and private buildings with or without public access;
renewable energies: encapsulation of photovoltaic cells for solar modules.
The interlayers are then adapted to the laminated...
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Specificity and differentiation of interlayer films
Bibliography
Software tools
Abaqus 2008, FEM (Finite Element Analysis), Abaqus, Inc. – Abaqus version 6.8-1. Manuals, 2008
COSMOS /M2.0, FEM (Finite Element Analysis), Advanced Modules (1998)
SJ Mepla version 3.5.8 – (Finite Element Analysis), Software for Structural Glass Design-2012
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Standards and norms
- Glass in construction – Laminated glass and laminated safety glass – Determination of mechanical properties of spacers (CEN: 2012) - prEN vwxyz - 2012
- Glass in construction – Determining glass strength – Part 3: General method of calculation and determination of glass strength by testing (CEN: 2012) - prEN13474-3 - 2012
- Glass in construction – Laminated glass (Part 3) and laminated safety glass – Part 2...
Regulations
Eurocode EN 1990: Basis of Structural Design
Enrocode EN 1991: Actions on Structures
Patents
John Crewe Wood: UK Patent no. 9972; AD 1905; "Improvements in or Connected with Glass Screens, Windows, and the like for Motor Cars and other Vehicles – Date of Application 11/05/1905, Accepted, 07/12/2005
John Crewe Wood: France Patent no. 356.076. for Transport on roads – Automobilisme: "Kind of glass or transparent screen, made of glass, for automobiles and other vehicles on roads or rails" – Applied...
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
1. Manufacturers of PVB resins and films for the building and photovoltaic markets:
Eastman (ex-Solutia) - Saflex ® http://www.saflex.com/en/Default.aspx
Sekisui – S-LEC ®...
Statistical and economic data
Interlayer market figures
Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) remains the undisputed leader in laminated safety glass applications for building applications (>90%) and automotive windscreens (100%). This represents worldwide consumption of between 120 and 140 million m 2 for building applications and 140 to 170 million m 2...
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