Date of Award
2025
Document Type
Open Access Master's Report
Degree Name
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Advisor 1
Stephen M. Morse
Committee Member 1
R. Andrew Swartz
Committee Member 2
Veronica Webster
Abstract
To determine whether thin glass constructions can pass Z97 impact test to qualify as safety glass an extensive protocol was performed. Constructions including monolithic, chemically strengthened, filmed, laminated, and triple pane insulated glass units comprised of thin glass ranging in thickness between 0.50 mm and 1.6mm were evaluated. Test results indicate annealed specimens, and laminated specimens performed similar to constructions with 3 mm and 6 mm glass. Specimens with 0.2 mm film consistently performed as safety glass for thicknesses between 0.7 mm and 1.6 mm and similar performance for specimens with 0.1 mm film with thickness of 1.1 mm and greater.
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Recommended Citation
Anthony, Justin P., "ANSI Z97 Impact Testing of Thin Glass", Open Access Master's Report, Michigan Technological University, 2025.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etdr/1911