Vulnerability and Structural Capacity Assessment of Historic Glass Facades under Bird-Strike

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Structural model validation: (a) in-field experimental records of the facade under hand-made impact; (b) calculation of experimental and numerical vibration frequencies and (c) example of predicted vibration shapes of low vibration modes (ABAQUS/standard). (c) Mode 1. (d) Mode 2. (e) Mode 3. (f) Mode 4.

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