For fire barrier, any idea how many degrees before the normal glass, tempered glass and laminated glass break? Have you come across say pyrex glasses (or other fire rated glasses) used in windows that are resistant to fire (where they use such glasses in labs in beakers, test tubes or flask)?
Why do you say that composite action is weak in long load duration, and composite action in short load duration like wind application can work? Any theoretical explanations, maybe the bond to the pvb in middle can encounter short duration flexure or shear?
Kook. You only mentioned wind applications where the composite action of the laminated can work. What applications it won't work as composite? Most glass suppliers I talked to never use laminated glass in windows because it's more expensive and they all use tempered glass. But just for...
It described laminated glass. I'm not inquiring about tempered glass or ordinary glass. I'm not going to design many glasses.. just trying to see if the glass installer glass thickness is up to standard.. maybe a table of sizes and thicknesses would be sufficient but couldn't find any table.
No wind-borne debris. It's protected from breakage by occupants inside the building. Only the top and bottom are supported by frames (as is usually the case nowadays). I'm one of the engineers of the building and just verifying the window company suggestions. Some say 9.5mm is enough.. while...
For Tempered Glass that is of size 2.5 meters (about 98 inches) vertically and 1.1 meters (about 43.3 inches) horizontally.. what thickness do you usually use? It will be used in building exterior at second floor with average wind. Thank you.
So can one directly grind the surface (area outside of weld region) with sandpaper and then leave it without painting or putting some kind of coating? Or a more obvious example.. if you have a stainless steel railing at any finished mall you visited at weekend and you sand paper it.. what would...
After the welders weld the stainless steel.. i saw him grinding the welds to make it shiny silver.. but I also noticed he grinds with sandpaper the other part of the stainless steel that doesn't have any welds (for example those farther area that are hits with some burn marks). But can you...
no problem with floor level as no floor is perfect and one can add little topping...
but i'd like to know guys.. if client gave you to choose whether it's marble/terrazo or laminated floor or vinyl floor.. why would you choose
1. Marble/Terrazzo
2. Laminatd Floor
3. Vinyl Floor
Any specific...
Do you guys have experience laying down laminated flooring (what is another term for laminated flooring.. it looks like wood.. but fake wood)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jvAV5TanIM
I can't find in any of the videos how to level the floor when installing laminated flooring. Can you put a...
Any kinds of crack mitigation membranes as I haven't used any of these yet.
How many years after fresh slabs placed that no shrinkage occurs anymore. For example. In old 5 years old building.. do you still need to put crack mitigation membrane if you have to start putting tiles on the slabs...
Guys. If you put marble or terrazzo directly over bare slab.. and walk over it.. you can feel the marble feel hollow.. but if you put let's say crack mitigation membrane and thinset tile adhesive between bare slab and marble/terrazzo.. would you no longer feel any hollowness? (for those who have...
can the tile "soft" joints just be 0.078" to 0.12" (or 2-3mm) gap in between tile? This is enough to cushion from any magnitude of deflection of the flooring?
Many use crack mitigation membrane between the bare slabs and the tiles. But if the floor deflect.. won't the tiles crack? I know the crack mitigation membrane is to avoid any cracks from the tiles from affecting the slab itself. But if the slabs themselves deflect, what prevents the tiles from...
I read the following excerpt below, It says "trace amounts carbon steel can become embedded in stainless steels, causing it to rust" and "Carbon steel dust suspended in the air can land on nearby stainless steel and lead to rusting." How true is this and what happens to the own carbon contents...
If you put a normal car with normal windshield (about 1/4" thick or 6mm) in the path of Hurricane Katrina or the strongest hurricane in existence. I wonder if the windshield would survive supposed it's not hit with a debris but just the wind. Well? Has anyone seen a car windshield that is...
I was referring to laminated glass with pvc plastic sandwiched in between (see file attached). Air or gas space would be more fragile.
I concluded the 9mm (23/64") is sufficient for 1.2mtr horizontal and 0.65mtr vertical frame, why? A car windshield has same size and it uses typical 6mm. And...
It take long time to polish newly welded stainless steel. Is this extensive polishing required only for appearance (to make it look pretty) or is it required to avoid corrossion and rust? I heard if carbon is left in stainless steel.. it can attract rust. Do the welds have carbon and is full...
It is fixed window for exterior wall in second floor. Pressure or force would typical wind and typical hurricane. I'd like to know some tables for minimum thickness for certain sizes of frames or glasses both for laminated and tempered glasses.
