Strength of New Window Glass Plates Using Surface Characteristics

摘要

The report addresses the strength of new window glass plates under the action of uniform lateral pressure. Nine samples of new window glass plates of different geometries were tested to failure. The strengths of the samples are reported. Further, these strengths were evaluated relative to each other by using a common window plate geometry and a theory of fracture which employs parameters m and k which describe surface strength. Direct comparisons of experimental failure data illustrate the dependency of new window glass plate strengths on load duration.