The Use of Glass in Buildings

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Block, Valerie L, Author.

Contributor:

Block, Valerie L., 1951-

Conference Name:

Symposium on the Use of Glass in Buildings (1st : 2002 : Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Series:

ASTM special technical publication ; 1434.

ASTM special technical publication ; 1434

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glass construction--Congresses.

Glass construction.

Glazing--Congresses.

Glazing.

Safety glass--Congresses.

Safety glass.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 174 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] American Society for Testing & Materials 2002

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This proceedings volume from the American Society for Testing and Materials contains 16 papers by industry professionals on the use of glass in buildings with an emphasis on glass design. Editor Block discusses codes and standards affecting glass in buildings in the U.S. and abroad. Other topics Inc.

Contents:

ASTM C 1036: Does It Work for Field Inspections of Surface Blemishes? / TW Mazula, I Hennings

Codes and Standards Affecting Glass in Buildings: The U.S. and Beyond / VL Block

The Impact of Self-Cleaning Glass / CJ Barry, T O'Day

PC-Based Stress-Measuring System for On-Line Quality Control of Tempered and Heat-Strengthened Glass / AS Redner

In-Situ Dew-point Measurement to Assess Life Span of Insulating Glass Units / GR Torok, W Lichtenberger, A Major

Evaluation of the Condensation Resistance Rating as Determined Using the NFRC 500 Procedure / DJ Wise, BV Shah

Structural Performance of Laminated Glass Made with a "Stiff" Interlayer / SJ Bennison, CA Smith, AV Duser, A Jagota

Development of Design Methodology for Rectangular Glass Supported on Three Sides to Resist Lateral Uniformly Distributed Loads / MM El-Shami, HS Norville

Wind Load Resistance of Large Trapezoidal Glass Lites / HS Norville, MM El-Shami, R Jackson, G Johnson

Window Glass Design Software / SM Morse

A Thermal Stress Evaluation Procedure for Monolithic Annealed Glass / WL Beason, AW Lingnell

Retrofitting Commercial Structures with Laminated Glass to Withstand Hurricane Effects / PE Beers, MA Pilcher, JC Sciaudone

Testing of Annealed Glass with Anchored-Film Glass Retention Systems for Fallout Protection After Thermal Stress Cracking / BS Kaskel, JE Pearson, MK Schmidt, RE Pelletier

The Advantages of Glazing in an Overall Security Strategy / M Betten, H Beruhe

The Relationship Between Sprinkler Systems and Glass / J Razwick

Design Procedure for Blast-Resistant Laminated Glass / HS Norville, EJ Conrath

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-8031-5471-2