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US 8,539,725 B2Granted
Earthquake damage resistant glass panel
AssigneeThe Penn State Research Foundation
InventorsAli M. Memari, Paul A. Kremer, Richard A. Behr
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AssigneeThe Penn State Research Foundation
InventorsAli M. Memari, Paul A. Kremer, Richard A. Behr
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Architectural glass panels for use in a wide variety of building wall systems, such as curtain walls and storefronts, which have improved resistance to damage from earthquake and/or other loads that could cause horizontal racking movements of architectural glass panels within their glazing frames are disclosed. Embodiments include various types of architectural glass panels that have material removed at panel corners and are fabricated with smooth edge contours in the corner regions. A preferred embodiment includes various types of architectural glass panels that have rounded corners with or without finished edges.
A building comprising at least one rectangular frame having an architectural glass panel within the rectangular frame, wherein the architectural glass panel has material removed at each corner and has finished edge surfaces and smooth edge contours in the corner regions and along the perimeter of the glass panel.
A method of increasing the earthquake damage resistance of an architectural glass panel within a building, the method comprising fitting an architectural glass panel having material removed at each corner and having finished edge surfaces and smooth edge contours in the corner regions and along the perimeter of the glass panel in a rectangular frame of a building.
A method of increasing the earthquake damage resistance of a glass panel in an existing building, the method comprising retrofitting or replacing a square or rectangular-cornered glass panel in the building with an architectural glass panel having material removed at each corner and having finished edge surfaces and smooth edge contours in the corner regions and along the perimeter of the glass panel.
A method of increasing the earthquake damage resistance of a glass panel within a building, the method comprising:
A method of increasing the earthquake resistance of an architectural glass panel, comprising providing said glass panel in a rectangular frame of a building wherein said glass panel has modified-geometry corner means combined with edge finish means and edge profile means at the corners and along the perimeter for increasing said glass panel's ability to accommodate contacts with other glazing components during earthquakes, thereby increasing said glass panel's resistance to earthquake damage when in the rectangular frame of the building.
A glazed earthquake damage resistant architectural glass panel, comprising:
A method of increasing the earthquake damage resistance of a glazed architectural glass panel in an existing building, the method comprising replacing said glass panel in said existing building with a rectangular architectural glass panel of predetermined dimensions and composition for its intended architectural use, and modified-geometry corner means combined with edge finish means and edge profile shape means at the corners and along the perimeter of said glass panel so as to increase said glass panel's ability to accommodate contacts with other glazing components during earthquakes whereby said glass panel's resistance to glass cracking and glass fallout damage is increased.
A method of increasing the earthquake damage resistance of a glazed architectural glass panel in an existing building, the method comprising:
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