Analysis of Glass Panels Subjected to Blast Load

✍ Scribed by Matthias Förch

• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Vieweg
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 228
• Series: Fassadensysteme und Gebäudehüllen 1
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The present doctoral dissertation contributes to the analysis of glass panels subjected to blast load, concentrating on monolithic and laminated glass prior to glass fracture. A straightforward graphical solution for monolithic glass is presented to identify maximum deformation and maximum principal stress for small and large deformations for static and idealized blast load without software. On the basis of experimental tests, load duration factors k_mod for impact and blast load design for annealed glass, heat strengthened glass and fully tempered glass are proposed. In addition, design strength values for impact and blast design based on the European and German standards are suggested. As a result, blast pressure capacity charts for monolithic fully tempered glass plates subjected to idealized blast load are presented. Moreover, design temperatures of interlayer in blast design situation based on empirical data in accordance with Eurocode are determined for vertical double glazed and triple glazed units for Germany, showing that laminated glass should not be regarded with monolithic glass approach in general.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages I-XXIV
Introduction (Matthias Förch)....Pages 1-2
Fundamentals of Explosions (Matthias Förch)....Pages 3-7
Blast Effects on Buildings (Matthias Förch)....Pages 9-12
Analysis of SDOF Systems Subjected to Idealized Blast Load (Matthias Förch)....Pages 13-27
Analysis of Monolithic Glass Plates Subjected to Idealized Blast Load (Matthias Förch)....Pages 29-57
Glass Strength for Impact and Blast Load (Matthias Förch)....Pages 59-91
Blast Pressure Capacity of Glass Plates (Matthias Förch)....Pages 93-127
Laminated Glass Subjected to Blast Load (Matthias Förch)....Pages 129-147
Summary and Conclusions (Matthias Förch)....Pages 149-152
Back Matter ....Pages 153-210

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Materials Engineering