Publication: The strength characteristics of bolted and clamped glass panel under preload and static loadings
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Date
2016-06-01
Authors
Md Zain, Zaimilia
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Glass has been used in building for centuries. Over the last decade there is a tendency to
use glass as load bearing elements. With these developments, the glass began to be used
as elements in the building, such as glass walls, glass stairs and glass floors also began
to be used today, despite the public perception of the glass remains unchanged which
glass is still considered a fragile material. The aim of this study was to investigate the
strength of bolted and clamped under preload and static loadings. Ultimate breaking load
of glass under preload and static loadings was compared. In addition, the failure pattern
of glass was determined through observation during the test. Through this study, different
glazing systems which are bolted glass panel and clamped glass panels show different
load bearing capacity. This shows that the system selected also affects the strength of the
glass. All testing was conducted using the three point bending test method.