The development of an approximate dynamic analysis of insulating glass units /

a prescribed blast loading. This response includes the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sequeira, Miguel Angel, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a prescribed blast loading. This response includes the
an equivalent triangular loading. IG units designed by
analysis of sealed insulating glass (IG) units subject to
approximate the positive pressure phase of a blast load with
blast loadings, but will lend insight into the acceptability
displacements, velocities, and accelerations of the glass
existing methods will be analyzed using the program, and
freedom systems consisting of equivalent masses, equivalent
in order to simplify the analysis. The program will
incorporated into a computer program that will be used as a
incorporating air space compatibility relationships into this
indicate the acceptability of the technique developed in this
model. The equations of motion which define the behavior of
modeling the unit with two equivalent single degree of
of the existing design approach. The results will also
plates of the IG unit. The blast loading will be idealized
provide valuable data on the behavior of the IG units to
structural stiffnesses, equivalent forces, and by
subject to blast loads.
that computes the dynamic response of an IG unit subjected to
The goal of this thesis is to develop an approximate dynamic
their performance evaluated. This analysis will not only
thesis as a tool in the design and analysis of IG units
this approximate dynamic analysis of IG units is achieved by
this dynamic model are incorporated into a computer program
tool to estimate their dynamic response. The formulation of
uniform blast loads, the formulation of which will be
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 109 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.