glass handrail
glass handrail
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any tips in design of glass handrails for stairs?
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RE: glass handrail
RE: glass handrail
I should think connections to the support structure would be an appropriate area to address.
RE: glass handrail
REFERENCE STANDARDS:
Uniform Building Code 1997 - Section 509, Table 16-B "Guardrails"
BOCA National Building Code 1993 - Sections 1615.8.2 "Guard Designs and Construction" and 1615.8.2.1 "Infill Areas"
National Building Code of Canada 1995 - Section 4.1.10.1 "Loads on Guards"
Canadian Government Specifications Board (CGSB) CAN2-12.1 M90 - Tempered or Laminated Safety Glass
ANSI Z97.1 - 1984 (R1994) - Glazing Materials Used in Buildings, Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test
All stresses are to compare with major tension stresses. Experiments have shown that in-plane stresses lead earlier to failure than plate stresses due to bending, so for the maximum allowable stress for in-plane loads (shear panel loads) 90% of the values above should be taken.