infill at any direction 1.5 kn on balustrade not glass

[Soubhi]

as per Australian standards
infill at any direction 1.5 kn on balustrade not glass to be over 2 adjacent vertical balustrades
is it mean that 0.75 kn to be applied on the center of the post

i have 14 mm rod (ss 316) posts but failed with 0.75 kn

any help pleaseeeeee

 

[JLNJ]

14mm is too small for a post. How was that size chosen?

 

[Tomfh]

Do you have a critical situation? E.g. crowd loading?

12mm rods are very common.

 

[Tomfh]

14mm is too small for a post.

Presumably he's talking about the balustrade rods, which as he notes will fail under the precribed infill point loads