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2016
Journal Article
Titel
Design of blast-loaded glazing windows and facades: A review of essential requirements towards standardization
Abstract
The determination of the blast protection level of laminated glass windows and facades is of crucial importance, and it is normally done by using experimental investigations. In recent years numerical methods have become much more powerful also with respect to this kind of application. This paper attempts to give a first idea of a possible standardization concerning such numerical simulations. Attention is drawn to the representation of the blast loading and to the proper description of the behaviour of the material of the mentioned products, to the geometrical meshing, and to the modelling of the connections of the glass components to the main structure. The need to validate the numerical models against reliable experimental data, some of which are indicated, is underlined.
Author(s)
Larcher, M.
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA), Italy
Arrigoni, M.
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Italy
Haberacker, C.
Bundeswehr Technical Centre for Protective and Special Technologies (WTD 52), Schneizlreuth
Solomos, G.
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA), Italy
Valsamos, G.
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA), Italy