Failure Probability of Laminated Architectural Glazing Due to Combined Loading of Wind and Debris Impact

Mahesh S. Shetty; Lokeswarappa R. Dharani; Jun Wei; Daniel S. Stutts

doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.10.005

Failure Probability of Laminated Architectural Glazing Due to Combined Loading of Wind and Debris Impact

Mahesh S. Shetty
, Lokeswarappa R. Dharani
, Jun Wei
, Daniel S. Stutts

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Building façades are vulnerable to wind and wind-borne debris during extreme weather conditions like hurricanes. Laminated glazing is widely used as window glazing material to ensure the integrity of the building interiors. Wind-borne debris has been classified as small-hard and large soft missiles representing small gravel to large wooden bars that constitute the debris impacting the glazing during severe storms. Failure of laminated window glazing due to combined effect of wind and debris is studied. Stress analysis is done using finite element code ABAQUS. This is used in conjunction with a mechanics based statistical model to predict the cumulative probability of inner glass ply breakage in laminated glazing. A parametric study involving failure probability of inner glass ply for different geometry of laminated glazing is also performed.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	226-242
Number of pages	17
Journal	Engineering Failure Analysis
Volume	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.10.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

Wind
Wind-Borne Debris
Laminated Architectural Glazing
Failure Probability

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Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Failure Probability of Laminated Architectural Glazing Due to Combined Loading of Wind and Debris Impact

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