A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Step 24: Identify Locations of Safety Glazing
Glazing is incorporated into building designs to provide views to the exterior and allow natural lighting into the interior. Additionally, interior glass is used to provide a visual connection between spaces. It is important to know these locations and identify them on the construction documents. The life safety aspect of glass and glazing can be separated into two areas: structural loads and impact loads. Although an impact load is a form of structural load, it is distinguished as a separate category due to its unique application requirements in the international building code (IBC). There are two types of impact loads addressed by the IBC: human impact loads and wind‐borne debris impact loads. Sloped glazing is considered to be any glazed assembly that has a slope of 15 degrees or more from the vertical plane. This includes sloped glazing in an interior wall application, exterior wall application, or roof application.
Step 24: Identify Locations of Safety Glazing
Glazing is incorporated into building designs to provide views to the exterior and allow natural lighting into the interior. Additionally, interior glass is used to provide a visual connection between spaces. It is important to know these locations and identify them on the construction documents. The life safety aspect of glass and glazing can be separated into two areas: structural loads and impact loads. Although an impact load is a form of structural load, it is distinguished as a separate category due to its unique application requirements in the international building code (IBC). There are two types of impact loads addressed by the IBC: human impact loads and wind‐borne debris impact loads. Sloped glazing is considered to be any glazed assembly that has a slope of 15 degrees or more from the vertical plane. This includes sloped glazing in an interior wall application, exterior wall application, or roof application.
Step 24: Identify Locations of Safety Glazing
Geren, Ronald L. (author)
Applying the Building Code ; 304-310
2016-04-04
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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