Proposed method for determining the thickness of glass in solar collector panels
Description:
An analytical method has been developed for determining the minimum thickness for simply supported, rectangular glass plates subjected to uniform normal pressure environmental loads such as wind, earthquake, snow, and deadweight. The method consists of comparing an analytical prediction of the stress in the glass panel to a glass breakage stress determined from fracture mechanics considerations. Based on extensive analysis using the nonlinear finite element structural analysis program ARGUS, de…
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Date:
March 1, 1980
Creator:
Moore, D.M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department