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Analysis of Laminated Architectural Glazing Subjected to Wind Load and Windborne Debris Impact

Table 1

Baseline data.
 Parameters and properties
Glass 𝐸 = 7 2  GPa, 𝜌 = 2 5 0 0  kg/m3, 𝜈 = 0 . 2 5
PVB 𝐺 𝑜 = 1  GPa, 𝐺 ∞ = 0.69 MPa, 𝜌 = 1 1 0 0  kg/m3, 𝛽 = 1 2 . 6  s−1,
𝐸 = 2 . 5 7 1 4  GPa, 𝜈 = 0 . 2 8 5 7
Steel ball [ 2 g ] 𝐸 = 200 GPa, 𝜈 = 0 . 2 9 , 𝜌 = 7 8 0 0  kg/m3
Wooden cylinder [ 2050 g ] 𝐸 𝑟 = 1  GPa, 𝐸 𝜃 = 7 3 7  MPa, 𝐸 𝑧 = 1 4 . 7 4  GPa, 𝜈 𝑟 𝜃 = 0 . 3 9 , 𝜈 𝜃 𝑧 = 0 . 0 3 6 , 𝜈 𝑧 𝑟 = 0 . 0 2 9 , 𝜌 = 5 0 5  kg/m3
(Douglas Fir) 𝐺 𝑟 𝜃 = 1 0 3 . 2  MPa, 𝐺 𝜃 𝑧 = 9 4 3 . 4  MPa, 𝐺 𝑧 𝑟 = 1 . 1 5  GPa
Impact velocitySmall missile (Steel ball): 39.6 m/s; Large missile (Wooden cylinder): 12.19 m/s
Plate dimensionsPanel area: Length = 1.55 m; breadth = 1.1 m
Inner ply thickness, ℎ 𝑖 = 4.76 mm
Outer ply thickness, ℎ 𝑜 = 4 . 7 6  mm
PVB interlayer thickness, ℎ 𝑝 = 1 . 5 2  mm
Missile dimensionsSteel ball: 𝑅 = 3 . 9 6 8 7 5  mm
Wooden cylinder: 𝑅 = 3 2 . 8 1  mm; length = 1.2 m