Review Article
Structural Glass Systems under Fire: Overview of Design Issues, Experimental Research, and Developments
Table 2
Summary of selected experimental research studies on structural glass systems under fire.
| | | Reference and year of publication | Test typology/setup | Specimen size/loading | Glass type | Additional FR tools |
| | Walls, facades, and enclosures | Mejicovsky (2007) [69] | Frame supported, double LG (special setup for heat transmission) | F/T | SLS (FT) | — | | Machalická et al. (2016) [70] | Frame supported, double LG | F/T | FR | Gel-filling layer | | Manzello et al. (2007) [71] | Frame supported, double LG + monolithic (furnace) | F/T | FR | Gel-filling layer | | Yang et al. (2011) [40] | Frame supported, monolithic | F/T | FR | — |
| | Window retrofit | Koudijs and Csoke (2013) [72] | Double glazing unit | F/T | SLS (AN, HS) | Low-E coating | | Misawa et al. (2013) [73] | Double glazing unit | F/T | SLS (AN) | Low-E coating + refractory film |
| | Floors and overheads | Siebert and Maniatis (2008) [74] | LG, frame supported | F/n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | | Davis (2013) [75] | LG, frame supported | F/M | SLS (FT) bonded to FR glass | Liquid laminating film |
| | Beams | Veer et al. (2001) [22] | 4 point-bending; monolithic, triple LG, insulated + segmented beams (glass flame, bespoke setup) | S/M | SLS (AN) | Intumescent protective coating | | Bokel et al. (2003) [76] | 4 point-bending; triple LG (glass flame, bespoke setup) | S/M | SLS (AN), FR glass | Epoxy interlayers | | Louter and Nussbaumer(2016) [77] | 4 point-bending; triple LG | F/M | SLS (AN, HS, FT) | — |
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S = small scale; F = full scale; M = mechanical loading; T = only thermal load; n.a. = not available.
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