Failure Prediction Model for Structural Glass Design

While structural and architectural glass is ubiquitous in modern buildings, its design remains an enigma to many engineers due at least three factors: 1) the lack of a comprehensive design code 2) the need to design for probabilistic failure instead of allowable or ultimate stresses and 3) the relatively complex modeling needed to capture stresses throughout a member. This presentation will explain the content, context and assumptions of ASTM E1300 and provide some basic examples of design application.

• Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
• This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Speakers:

Joshua Schultz, PhD, P.E., is a consulting structural engineer and assistant professor at Gonzaga University, specializing in façade design and composite material analysis. In addition to serving on the ASCE Wood Research Committee and the ASTM Collaboration – WK37764 Structural Use of Glass in Buildings Committee, Dr. Schultz leads the Facade Research Group at Gonzaga that works in collaboration with colleagues at Michigan Tech and Milwaukee School of Engineering. Joshua is a licensed engineer and holds bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in the areas of architectural and structural engineering.

Stephen Morse, PhD, P.E., is an assistant professor at Michigan Tech University. He has extensive experience in model scale and full-scale testing, numerical modeling and software development. His research interests include window glass strength, wind loads on structures and finite element analysis. Dr. Morse currently research interests include: the strength reduction caused by ceramic frit on glass, numerical modeling of laminated glass interlayers, strength of weathered window glass and structural use of glass. For the past ten years Dr. Morse has served as a technical adviser on the ASTM subcommittee responsible for maintaining and updating the national US window glass standard, ASTM E1300. He contributed and authored key provisions to the E1300 standard including the addition of a generalized analytical procedure, expanded NFL charts and updated examples. Dr. Morse recently became the Convener of Work Group 2 of ISO TC 160/SC 2 Strength of Glass in Buildings and a member of the US Technical Advisory Group.

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