Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels

Safety glass is usually the proper designer choice when glazing may be subjected to the impact of a person. In order to avoid people injuries, glass products must comply with appropriate safety practices. Existing technical standards classify safety glass products by mode of breakage and post-breaka...

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Autores principales: M. Cervio, G. Muciaccia, G. Rosati
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:543fc9dc59f7486f9b38233b1665cd2b2021-12-04T05:12:28ZImpact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels10.7480/cgc.5.22402589-8019https://doaj.org/article/543fc9dc59f7486f9b38233b1665cd2b2016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://proceedings.challengingglass.com/index.php/cgc/article/view/196https://doaj.org/toc/2589-8019Safety glass is usually the proper designer choice when glazing may be subjected to the impact of a person. In order to avoid people injuries, glass products must comply with appropriate safety practices. Existing technical standards classify safety glass products by mode of breakage and post-breakage behavior. Critical demanding applications in terms of self-weight saving, like high efficiency elevator cars in buildings or aircrafts and other means of transportation interiors in aerospatial and automotive industries, are currently driving the innovation in the development of safety glass. In this framework, glass-polycarbonate composite panels offer a lightweight alternative which is at once able to preserve the aesthetic and safety aspects of traditional laminated safety glass. The aim of this paper is to present an experimental investigation on the performance under impact of thin glass layer with a cellular polycarbonate backing joined together by an auto-adhesive interlayer film. Different coatings (mirror and paint) at the glass-adhesive interface are also taken into account. M. CervioG. MuciacciaG. RosatiChallenging Glass ConferencearticleGlass-polycorbonatePanelsImpactClay industries. Ceramics. GlassTP785-869ENChallenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol 5 (2016)
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topic Glass-polycorbonate
Panels
Impact
Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
TP785-869
spellingShingle Glass-polycorbonate
Panels
Impact
Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
TP785-869
M. Cervio
G. Muciaccia
G. Rosati
Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels
description Safety glass is usually the proper designer choice when glazing may be subjected to the impact of a person. In order to avoid people injuries, glass products must comply with appropriate safety practices. Existing technical standards classify safety glass products by mode of breakage and post-breakage behavior. Critical demanding applications in terms of self-weight saving, like high efficiency elevator cars in buildings or aircrafts and other means of transportation interiors in aerospatial and automotive industries, are currently driving the innovation in the development of safety glass. In this framework, glass-polycarbonate composite panels offer a lightweight alternative which is at once able to preserve the aesthetic and safety aspects of traditional laminated safety glass. The aim of this paper is to present an experimental investigation on the performance under impact of thin glass layer with a cellular polycarbonate backing joined together by an auto-adhesive interlayer film. Different coatings (mirror and paint) at the glass-adhesive interface are also taken into account.
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title Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels
title_short Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels
title_full Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels
title_fullStr Impact Performance of Thin Glass-Polycarbonate Composite Panels
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