Since the beginning of 2021, CEN/TS 19100 Design of Glass Structures has been available
in its first three parts. The fourth part is expected soon. This Technical Specification of the …

To facilitate the development of accurate material models for glass, there is a need for
reliable experimental procedures that capture the stochastic nature of the material. The …

Glass façades are extensively used in high-rise buildings; however, glass panes may break
and fall out when subjected to transient heating from a fire, likely altering the fire dynamics …

A critical issue in the design of structural glass elements in buildings is represented by the
evaluation of thermally induced stresses and strains. For both climatic actions and fire …

The fracture strength of float glass (FG) is generally difficult to predict, since it is governed by
a number of different factors. To bypass the influence of the above-mentioned variables …

Because the strength of glass is governed by randomly distributed surface flaws that can
propagate catastrophically when the applied stress reaches a critical value, the weakest-link …

The characteristic value of the strength of annealed float glass, to be used in structural
calculations, is assessed by standards on the basis of a classical experimental campaign …

Tensile bending strength is the most crucial property of structural glass. An evaluation
procedure of tensile bending strength is specified in EN 1288-3 using the four-point bending …

Silicate glass possesses a complex surface pattern due to the presence of flaws and defects,
resulting in the discrete fracture behavior and mechanical strength depending on the sample …

The present study gives a new insight into the use of laser ablation technology as a robust
tool for fracture mechanical and strength examination of scratched architectural glass (soda …