Blast-Resistant Glazing Design
- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Architectural Engineering
- Vol. 12 (3), 129-136
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1076-0431(2006)12:3(129)
Abstract
When blasts occur in urban areas, many injuries and sometimes deaths result when glass shards fly from windows fractured by airblast pressure. The use of blast-resistant glazing can mitigate the number and severity of glass-related injuries if blasts occur. In this paper, the writers present two methods to facilitate blast-resistant glazing design. One of these methods is primarily restricted to government facilities while the other exists in a consensus document for public use. Both of these methods rely on laminated glass as the blast-resistant glazing material. Both methods address all facets of blast-resistant glazing design, including attachment of the glazing to the framing members and an estimate of the forces necessary for designing framing members and connections.Keywords
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