Double-glass components under pressure

How does pressure affect glass?

For example, pressurizing glass affects properties and structure. High pressure increases glass density, elastic modulus, and fictive temperature. Molecular dynamics studies show that pressure rearranges the bonding between metal and oxygen atoms. You can read all about the effects of pressure in this month’s “ Glass: Then and Now ” articles.

What are insulating glass units?

Introduction Insulating glass units (IGUs) are building components that show particular structural behavior. A typical IGU comprises two or more glass panes with a sealed gap filled with a low thermal conductivity gas (e.g., argon).

Do insulating glass units show specific structural behavior under climatic loads?

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Insulating glass units (IGUs) are building components that show a particular structural behavior. Although such structures have many advantages from the point of view of thermal protection of buildings, they show particular structural behavior under climatic loads.

Is glass a structural element?

Every window and every glass in a façade experiences thermal, chemical and mechanical loads regardless of whether they are perceived as structural elements or not. In this regard, architectural applications of glass are always structural applications at the same time.