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Application 4
Design of insulated glass units
Viorel Ungureanu
Aspect ratio Check of the insulating glass unit according to the prEN 13474
Coefficients and
factors Ultimate limit state
Allowable stresses
Serviceability limit state
Internal loads
Serviceability limit
state
Application
Vertical insulating glass unit 4mm toughened float glass / 12mm cavity /
6mm float glass, c1 1300mm wide x c2 900mm high, supported on all
four edges, subjected to a wind load of c3 1.5kN/m2, glazed at an
altitude of less than 400m.
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Objectives
Worked example
Aspect ratio
Vertical insulating glass unit 4mm toughened float glass / 12mm cavity / 6mm
Coefficients and float glass, 1300mm wide x 900mm high, supported on all four edges, subjected
factors
to a wind load of 1.5kN/m2, glazed at an altitude of less than 400m.
Allowable stresses
1 2
Internal loads
aspect ration
Ultimate limit state
a
a = 900mm
Serviceability limit
state b
a shall be taken as the
shorter dimensions
b = 1300mm
h1 = 4 mm toughened glass
s = 12 mm
h2 = 6 mm float glass
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Objectives
Aspect ratio
from table B.3 coefficient k4 for calculation of maximum deflection
Coefficients and
factors
Allowable stresses p*
0 5 10 20 30 50 100 200 300 500
Internal loads
1,0 0,046 0,046 0,045 0,041 0,038 0,032 0,024 0,017 0,014 0,011
Ultimate limit state
0,9 0,056 0,056 0,054 0,049 0,044 0,036 0,027 0,019 0,015 0,012
Serviceability limit
0,8 0,068 0,067 0,065 0,057 0,051 0,041 0,030 0,021 0,018 0,014
state
0,7 0,083 0,081 0,077 0,068 0,059 0,048 0,035 0,025 0,020 0,016
0,6 0,099 0,097 0,092 0,081 0,071 0,057 0,041 0,029 0,024 0,019
0,5 0,115 0,113 0,109 0,097 0,086 0,070 0,051 0,036 0,030 0,023
0,4 0,131 0,129 0,126 0,116 0,105 0,088 0,065 0,046 0,038 0,030
0,3 0,147 0,142 0,140 0,135 0,128 0,114 0,088 0,064 0,053 0,041
0,2 0,147 0,147 0,147 0,146 0,145 0,140 0,126 0,101 0,085 0,067
0,1 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,147 0,146 0,143 0,136
0,0 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148 0,148
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Objectives
Aspect ratio from table B.4 coefficient k5 for calculation of the volume change
Coefficients and
factors
p*
Allowable stresses
0 5 10 20 30 50 100 200 300 500
Internal loads 1,0 0,019 0,019 0,019 0,018 0,017 0,015 0,011 0,008 0,007 0,005
Ultimate limit state 0,9 0,024 0,024 0,023 0,022 0,020 0,017 0,013 0,009 0,007 0,006
Serviceability limit 0,8 0,029 0,029 0,028 0,026 0,023 0,020 0,015 0,010 0,008 0,007
state 0,7 0,035 0,035 0,034 0,031 0,028 0,023 0,017 0,012 0,010 0,008
0,6 0,042 0,042 0,040 0,037 0,033 0,027 0,020 0,014 0,012 0,009
0,5 0,050 0,050 0,048 0,044 0,040 0,033 0,025 0,018 0,014 0,011
0,4 0,059 0,058 0,057 0,053 0,049 0,042 0,031 0,022 0,018 0,014
0,3 0,068 0,067 0,066 0,064 0,061 0,054 0,042 0,031 0,025 0,020
0,2 0,077 0,077 0,076 0,076 0,074 0,071 0,062 0,048 0,040 0,031
0,1 0,086 0,086 0,086 0,086 0,086 0,085 0,084 0,081 0,077 0,068
0,0 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095 0,095
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Objectives
characteristic length of the unit a*
Aspect ratio
0 ,25
3 3
Coefficients and sh h
factors a* 28 ,9 3 1 2
h1 h k 5
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Allowable stresses 2
Internal loads
Ultimate limit state partition of external and internal loads and effect of internal loads
Serviceability limit
is determined by the insulating units factor
state
1
4
a
1
a *
partition of external load is determined by relative stiffness of the
panes
h13 h23
1 3 3 2 3
h1 h2 h1 h23
stiffness of the pane 1 (outer pane) stiffness of the pane 2 (inner pane)
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Objectives
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Limiting conditions of internal loads, if the exact values for the internal
Aspect ratio
loads can not be determined
Coefficients and
factors
Isochore pressure [kN/m2]
Allowable stresses
Climatic action Altitude action pH,0 [kN/m2]
Internal loads pC,0 [kN/m2]
For use up to 400 m For use up to 700 m
Ultimate limit state
altitude altitude
Serviceability limit
state
summer +12,0 +3,6 +8,4
winter -15,0 -3,6 -8,4
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Objectives
External actions
Ultimate limit state design loads for one variable action on the outer
pane shall be determined
Fd ,1 1 2 GjG1,kj 1,5Qk 1 1 1 GjG2 ,kj
j j
Fd ,2 1 2 Gj G1,kj 1,5Qk 1 1 2 Gj G2 ,kj
j j
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Worked example
Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Worked example
Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Worked example
Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d fg,d = 11,5 MPa for annealed glass,
h2 altitude loads
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
Effective stress
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
Effective stress
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
Effective stress
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
Design load on pane 1 (4mm toughened glass) ULS
Aspect ratio
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
Design load on pane 1 (4mm toughened glass) ULS
Aspect ratio
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
15
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Worked example
Objectives
Design load on pane 1 (4mm toughened glass) ULS
Aspect ratio
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
15
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Worked example
Objectives
Design load on pane 1 (4mm toughened glass) ULS
Aspect ratio
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
15
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Objectives
Serviceability
a2
limit state
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
Serviceability
a2
limit state
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
16
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Objectives
Serviceability
a2
limit state
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d fg,d = 17,0 MPa for annealed glass,
h2 wind load
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
16
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Objectives
Serviceability
a2
limit state
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d fg,d = 17,0 MPa for annealed glass,
h2 wind load
Serviceability
a2
limit state
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d fg,d = 17,0 MPa for annealed glass,
h2 wind load
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
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Objectives
Effective stress
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Objectives
Effective stress
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h1
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Worked example
Objectives
Effective stress
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h1 E
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Worked example
Objectives
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
18
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Objectives
Serviceability
pH,0 = + 3,6 kN/m2
limit state
Effective stress
a2
ef k 2 2 Fd fg ,d
h2
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
18
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Worked example
Objectives
Deformation
a 4 Fd
w max k4 3
h2 E
18
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Thank you
for your kind attention
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