Research Article

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

Table 2

Summary of bird-strike impact features for the present study, with maximum expected impact energy (based on equation (1)).

ImpactorTypeM (kg)Eimp (J)

B#1Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)1.3 (female)260 (female)
1.8 (male)360 (male)

B#2Pigeon (Columba livia)0.25–0.38200–300