Assessment of the Load Capacity of Multilayer Glasses Depending on their Total Thickness

Abstract

Nowadays, glass is a very popular building material, in various forms (fill openings, insulation, and composites [1]) even if it is primarily regarded as a filler material in the Czech Republic and widely used in residential developments [2]. There is an effort to extend the applicability of glass in the building industry. The article deals with the experimental bending tests of multilayer glasses. The bending tests were performed for the determination of the maximum load capacity at destroying the integrity of the samples. The results of the performed tests were statistically evaluated. The aim was to find dependence between the thickness of the multilayer glass and its load capacity.

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