Comparison of Monolithic and Laminated Glass Subjected to Barrier Loads

J. B. Colvin, JCGC Ltd.

Tests of representative balustrade panes under non-uniform design loads have shown that laminated toughened glass made using pvb deflects more and develops higher stresses than the equivalent thicknesses of monolithic toughened glass or laminated toughened glass made using SentryGlassPlus (SGP), which gave a similar performance to monolithic toughened glass.

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Mr. John Colvin Consultant John Colvin Glass Consultant John Colvin has worked in the glass industry for 38 years. He was in the Technical Advisory Service at Pilkington, which gave advice to any enquirer on the appropriate glass product for any applicati... Read more