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PROJECT : CLIENT : JOB NO. : DATE : Structural Glass Design, Based on ASTM E1300 & CAN/CGSB-12.

20, using Finite Element Method INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY GLASS PANEL SIZE

PAGE : DESIGN BY : REVIEW BY :

W= L=

1.5 5

ft, (457 mm) ft, (1524 mm)

GLASS PANEL THICKNESS Weight = 77 CONNECTION TYPE ( 0 or 1)

t = 0.7874 in, (20 mm) lbs, (35 kg) 0 , only corner pinned. 3.5 ksi,
2 (24 N / mm )

ALLOWABLE GLASS STRENGTH

s allow =

(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) POINT LOAD (Including Impact Factor) D= P= 10 0.3 psf, ASD level kips, ASD level

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.


ANALYSIS GLASS PROPERTIES g = 156 E= 10150 u = 0.22

lbs / ft 3 (2500 kg / m 3 ) 2 ksi (70 kN / mm ) , Poisson's ratio

JOINT DEFLECTIONS, REACTIONS, & PLATE SECTION FORCES kips,( Point load at Joint 9.) P= 0.3 Joint Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D in 0 0.14 0.21 0.00 0.14 0.21 0.00 0.14 0.21 R kips -0.09
Bending

Section 7-8 8-9 3-6 6-9

M ft-k/ft 0.03 0.04 0.42 0.42

CHECK BENDING CAPACITY M n / W b = s allow d t 2 / 6 = Where

4.34

ft-k/ft

>

M =

0.42

ft-k/ft

[Satisfactory] d= 12 in, (1 ft) M = (M 6-9 2 + M 8-9 2 ) 0.5 = 0.42 ft-k/ft

CHECK DEFLECTION D max = 0.21 Where

in

<
[Satisfactory] 60.0 in

L / 240

0.25

in

L = Max (L , W) =

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