Adding Freedom to Contemporary Architecture with Resin Glass Laminates

Ilham Kadri, PhD, Peter Lambrechts, Arie Cornelis

Glass laminates are generally made using a film lamination process, such as with PVB or EVA film. However Uvcuring resin lamination is an alternative process and one that offers some outstanding technical advantages and specific benefits. Acrylic resins are poured (or 'cast') between the two sheets of a glass sandwich and are cured (or hardened) by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The resulting glass laminates meet the most stringent industrial standards for the production of acoustic glass and safety & security glazing. These laminates at least meet the requirements of all eight levels of
the European standard EN356. A more recent development has led to the use of such laminates as structural elements for beams and in overhead glazing applications.

This paper sets out the acoustic performance and impact resistance of acrylic-bonded glass laminates and describes some of the advantages of these laminates in specific applications.

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