Papers

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  The Glass Failure Prediction Model

  • Paper by James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

  ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance (LR) of Glass in Buildings defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…

  February 21, 2020
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  Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300

  • Paper by H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

  ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being th…

  January 29, 2020
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  Fixed Edge Supports

  • Paper by James G. Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE, Visiting Scholar Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Assistant Professor Scott H. Norville, P.E., Ph.D., Professor

  Model building codes and standards in the United States use a probabilistic model to define glass load resistance (LR). In general, these model build…

  October 11, 2022
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  Design Considerations

  • Paper by Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., Kayla Natividad, Ph.D., H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D.,

  Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance magnitu…

  March 14, 2018

• Comparison of Historical Weathered Annealed Glass Failure Data to ASTM E1300

  • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami; Student, ngoswami@mtu.edu Stephen M Morse; Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Michigan Tech University, smmorse@mtu.edu

  Historical published weathered annealed failure data consisting of 13 samples were collected and glass failure prediction model surface flaw paramete…

  October 11, 2022
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  Control Tower Glass Design

  • Paper by Daniel McCormick, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, Federal Aviation Administration Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Assistant Professor Scott H. Norville, Ph.D., P.E., F.FTI, F.ASTM, F.ASCE, Professor

  ASTM published the first version of ASTM E2461-05: Standard Practice for Determining the Thickness of Glass in Airport Traffic Control Tower Cabs in …

  October 11, 2022
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  Spandrel Glass Design

  • Paper by Scott H. Norville, P.E., Ph.D., Professor Christopher Barry, PE, Glass Consultant Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D. M. FTI, M. ASCE, Assistant Professor

  Currently, most spandrel glass in commercial curtain walls comprises insulating glass fabricated using an interior heat strengthened glass lite that …

  October 11, 2022
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  Facade Wind Loading

  • Paper by Timothy Brewer, CEng, MICE, George Kantrales, Ph.D., Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E., Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc.,

  Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…

  March 14, 2018
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  Retrofit Options for Historic Facades

  • Paper by Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc., George Kantrales, Ph.D., Matt Barsotti, Andrew Schoenheit, Ty Vandergriff,

  Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact conditi…

  March 14, 2018
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  All-Glass Bearing Facades

  • Paper by Erwin ten Brincke, MSc

  The Green Village at the TU Delft is a living lab for sustainable innovations. The Co Creation Centre (CCC) will be their new meeting center (13.5 x …

  October 11, 2022
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  Sustainable Materials

  • Paper by Michael C. Mulhern P.E., President

  Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a s…

  March 20, 2020
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  Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design

  • Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C, Marc Zobec, Alberto Franceschet, Guido Lori,

  Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural requireme…

  March 14, 2018
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  Effect of Thermal Bridging on Buildings' Energy Performance

  • Paper by Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Ph.D. Candidate & Teaching Assistant Ajla Aksamija, Associate professor

  Heat transfer through building facades can occur by any combinations of conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Conductive heat transfer depends on…

  January 27, 2020
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  Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems

  • Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE, Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP, Phillip Benshoof, PE,

  To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high…

  March 14, 2018