The effect of coatings on the bending strength of architectural glass

J. B. Colvin, JCGC Limited

Coatings are used for many glass applications in architecture. Despite this, there is almost no information as to how these coatings affect the strength of glass. This paper gives the results of some tests on coated glass which indicate that there are interesting effects of coatings on glass strength.

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The Authors

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