Abstract
Wind loading and windborne debris (missile) impact are the two primary mechanisms that result in window glazing damage during hurricanes. Wind-borne debris is categorized into two types: small hard missiles such as roof gravel, and large soft missiles representing lumber from wood-framed buildings. Laminated architectural glazing (LAG) may be used in buildings where impact resistance is needed. The glass plies in LAG undergo internal damage before total failure. The bulk of the published work on this topic either deals with the stress and dynamic analyses of undamaged LAG or the total failure of LAG. The pre-failure damage response of LAG due to the combination of wind loading and windborne debris impact is studied. A continuum damage mechanics (CDM) based constitutive model is developed and implemented via an axisymmetric finite element code to study the failure and damage behavior of laminated architectural glazing subjected to combined loading of wind and windborne debris impact. The effect of geometric and material properties on the damage pattern is studied parametrically.
Recommended Citation
M. S. Shetty et al., "Analysis of Damage in Laminated Architectural Glazing Subjected to Wind Loading and Windborne Debris Impact," Buildings, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 422 - 441, MDPI AG, May 2013.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings3020422
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Wind-Borne Debris; Laminated Glazing; Continuum Damage Mechanics (Cdm)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2075-5309
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
01 May 2013
