On the Large Deflections of Rectangular Glass Panes under Uniform Pressure

Abstract

The estimation of the deflection of glass panes under wind pressure is important in designing external walls of buildings to resist wind action. A direct method to compute the deflection of rectangular panes under uniform loads is presented in this paper. With some assumptions on bending and membrane action of flat glasses, simple formulae were derived from the equations of elastic theory, and the constants in the formulae were determined in such a way that the deflections computed agree with experimental results.