Hurricane Related Window Glass Damage in Houston

Beason, W. Lynn; Meyers, Gerald E.; James, R W

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(1984)110:12(2843)

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“…Minor [4] recorded observations during various windstorm events and presented a synopsis of damage observations for various hurricanes such as Celia (1970), Frederic (1979), Allen (1981), Alicia (1983), and Andrew (1992). Beason [12] investigated the damage caused by Hurricane Alicia (1983) in Houston, Texas, and observed that windborne missiles from building roofs were the major cause of damage to architectural glazing systems. Following Hurricane Andrew (1992), Oliver and Hanson [13] observed that debris impact shattered glazing components.…”

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The vulnerability of residential window glass to lightweight windborne debris

Masters

Gurley

Shah

et al. 2010

Engineering Structures

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The vulnerability of residential window glass to lightweight windborne debris

Masters

Gurley

Shah

et al. 2010

Engineering Structures

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“…Windborne debris damage to the cladding and façades of buildings has been identified as a major contributor to damage in urban areas after windstorms (e.g., hurricanes, tornados, thunderstorms) in numerous studies [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. To physically model debris-induced damage, one needs to understand debris flight behavior.…”

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Tracking the 6-DOF Flight Trajectory of Windborne Debris Using Stereophotogrammetry

Sabharwal

Guo

2019

Infrastructures

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Numerous post-windstorm investigations have reported that windborne debris can cause costly damage to the envelope of buildings in urban areas under strong winds (e.g., during hurricanes or tornados). Thus, understanding the physics of debris flight is of critical importance. Previously developed numerical models describing debris flight physics have not been validated for the complex urban flow environment; such a validation requires experimentally measuring the debris flight trajectory in wind tunnel tests. In this context, this paper proposes a debris measurement algorithm using stereophotogrammetry. This algorithm aims to determine the six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) trajectory and velocity of flying debris, addressing the research gap, i.e., the lack of an algorithm/software for measuring three-rotational-DOF using stereophotogrammetry. This is a civil engineering problem, but computer graphics is the foundation to solve it. This paper focuses on the theoretical development of the algorithm. The developed algorithm can be readily implemented in modern wind tunnel experiments.

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“…Beason et al [1] studied the impact of hurricanes on the glazing damage in the downtown area of Houston, TX, USA. In their observation, the glazing damage was found to be mainly due to windborne roof gravel from building roofs and they recommend using laminated glass for architectural glazing.…”

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“…PVB (polyvinyl butyral) is the commonly used interlayer. According to Beason et al [1], the outer layer, which is exposed to the wind and debris loads functions as a "sacrificial ply" and is allowed to break, whereas the inner layer remains intact thus protects the integrity of the building interiors. Also, the broken glass adheres to the PVB, thus preventing injury from flying shards of glass.…”

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Analysis of Laminated Architectural Glazing Subjected to Wind Load and Windborne Debris Impact

Shetty

Dharani

Stutts

2012

ISRN Civil Engineering

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During windstorms and hurricanes, architectural glazing is subjected to wind loading and windborne debris impact. Wind-borne debris is categorized into two types. One is small hard missile like roof gravel and the other is large soft missile representing the lumber from wood-framed buildings. Laminated architectural glazing (LAG) is the commonly used glazing in buildings where impact resistance is needed. The prefailure stress response of the LAG due to the combined loading due to wind and windborne debris impact is studied. Following the ASTM standards (E1886 and E1996), a steel ball with an impact velocity of 39.62 m/s and a wooden cylinder with an impact velocity 12.19 m/s were chosen to be representative of small and large missiles, respectively. A lateral pressure that corresponds to a wind speed of 58.11 m/s was used to represent wind loading on LAG. The effect of geometric and material properties on the stress response of a rectangular LAG is studied parametrically. Thinner outer ply would result in better prefailure stress pattern than a thicker outer ply, while thicker interlayer generally results in lower stresses in failure critical areas. The contribution of wind loading to the principal stress is between 5-10% of the combined stress with small missile case having higher percentage.

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Hurricane Related Window Glass Damage in Houston

Cited by 35 publications

References 5 publications

The vulnerability of residential window glass to lightweight windborne debris

The vulnerability of residential window glass to lightweight windborne debris

Tracking the 6-DOF Flight Trajectory of Windborne Debris Using Stereophotogrammetry

Analysis of Laminated Architectural Glazing Subjected to Wind Load and Windborne Debris Impact

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