Architects use large glass panels as vertical folded plate structures in buildings for allowing lights as well as aesthetic appearances. Often these folded glass plate structures are constructed using large plane glass plates placed vertically, but each of them are connected at an angle 90 degrees or more. These panels are subjected to lateral wind loads and are glued together at their joints with a silicone sealant. Till now, to the knowledge of the authors, no report has been published on the analysis of these folded glass plate structures. These structures are generally suported at the top and the bottom within an aluminum frame with rubber gaskets to release stress concentrations that might be resulting from some small construction irregularities. Hence they can be assumed to be simply supported on all the edges.
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