Wind-Borne Debris: Impact Resistance of Residential Glazing

This technical report studies the impact resistance of single-layer annealed glass, typically used in residential windows and doors. Both roof shingle and 2x4 missile types are used to develop "fragility curves" for the purpose of risk modeling and to better understand the impact resistance provided by standard glass. Energy and momentum methods are compared and momentum is found to better index glass performance across various missile types with differing degrees of elasticity or plasticity.

Published in 2002
30 pages
$50.00