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Helpful Advice: Glass

Toughened and Heatsoaked Balustrade Infill Panels

Design Criteria / 4nr fixing bolts per panel /line load taken by the handrail
Horizontal uniformally distributed line load KN/m
Uniformally distributed load applied to the infill KN/m2
A point load applied to part of the infill KN
Baluster centres
Glass thickness mm
0.36
0.5
0.25
<1.0
10
0.74
1
0.5
<1.0
10
1.5
1.5
1.5
<1.0
10
3
1.5
1.5
<1.0
10
0.36
0.5
0.25
1-1.25
10
0.74
1
0.5
1-1.25
10
1.5
1.5
1.5
1-1.25
10
3
1.5
1.5
1-1.25
10
0.36
0.5
0.25
1.25-1.5
10
0.74
1
0.5
1.25-1.5
10
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.25-1.5
10
3
1.5
1.5
1.25-1.5
10
0.36
0.5
0.25
1.5-1.8
10
0.74
1
0.5
1.5-1.8
10
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5-1.8
12
3
1.5
1.5
1.5-1.8
12
0.36
0.5
0.25
2
10
0.74
1
0.5
2
12
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
15
3
1.5
1.5
2
15

Toughened and Heatsoaked Structural Glass Balustrade

Design Criteria
Horizontal uniformally distributed line load KN/m
Uniformally distributed load applied to the infill KN/m2
A point load applied to part of the infill KN
Glass thickness mm
0.36
0.5
0.25
12
0.74
1
0.5
15
1.5
1.5
1.5
19
3
1.5
1.5
25

It is recommended that the balustrade panels are heat soak tested. Loadings in accordance with: The Buildings Regulations 2000. Approved Document K.
B.S 6180:1999 Barriers In And About Buildings
B.S 6399 Part 1:1996 Loadings For Buildings
Code of Practice for dead and imposed loads

Prepared by Hubbard Architectural Metalwork Ltd and Solaglas. May 2006

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