Stresses in Layered Glass Units and Monolithic Glass Plates

摘要

The report examines in detail the structural mechanics behavior of thin, layered glass units under lateral pressure relative to the behavior of monolithic glass plates of equal glass thickness. The theoretical study of specific geometries of layered glass units and monolithic glass plates provides interesting insights into the relative behaviors of these plates under lateral pressures. The study shows that layered glass units do not always develop larger principal tensile stresses than those found in monolithic glass plates of the same geometry and nominal thickness.