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Structures & Buildings 157
October 2004 Issue SB5
Pages 333341
Paper 13357
Received 2/05/2003
Accepted 18/08/2003
Keywords:
Codes of practice & standards
Chris J. Newman
Centre for Timber
Technology and Construction,
Building Research
Establishment, Watford, UK
1. INTRODUCTION
Within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
committee CEN/TC33/WG6 is developing a suite of standards
for the performance of curtain walling. At the head will be a
product standard for curtain walling, the draft version of which
1
is prEN 13830. The head standard will set out the classes for
various performance requirements, including impact resistance.
Drafts of the product standard to date have set impact
resistance as an optional requirement. Standards are also being
developed for the performance tests. The drafts of the standard
for impact resistance of curtain walling have been designated
2
prEN 14019. The European evaluation of impact resistance is
intended to maintain safety in use and integrity in the event of
accidental impacts to the curtain walling by humans and by
equipment used for activities such as cleaning, maintenance
and repair.
Final draft versions of these two standards are currently being
considered for circulation for a final vote on whether they
should be accepted as European standards. Following a positive
vote, the standards would be adopted by the BSI (British
Standards Institution) and would supersede any conflicting
British standards. They could be adopted in two years time,
Suspension point
Suspension cable
Plane of specimen face
Traction
cable
Drop height h
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Note that there are two alternative locations shown for position
Internal test class
1
2
External test class
1
2
3
Drop height: mm
1500
2000
Drop height: mm
700
1100
1800
4
4
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200
300
450
700
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5.2. Specimen 2
Specimen 2 was 3 m wide, positioned centrally in the 4-mwide aperture of the specimen frame, and the full 4-m-height
of the aperture. It was supplied by a manufacturer and
assembled by one of their installing companies, specifically for
this evaluation. The structural elements were aluminium. It had
four mullions, equally spaced at approximately 1 m centres.
There were three transoms, about 100-mm from the head and
foot of the specimen, and at approximately 1 m height from
the foot. The standard is intended primarily to cover the
structure of curtain walling rather than any glass that is
included within it. Hence, for evaluating the standard, the six
major apertures formed were infilled with plywood panels 18mm thick, as an alternative to glass that would be safe during
5.3. Specimen 3
Specimen 3 occupied the full 4 3 4 m of the specimen frame. It
was supplied and installed by a manufacturer for this
evaluation. The structural elements were aluminium. It had five
mullions, arranged to give three equal bays 1150-mm wide,
and a narrow bay to fill the opening. There were four transoms,
at the head and foot and 1100-mm in from these. For
evaluating the standard, all of the apertures formed were
infilled with plywood panels 25-mm thick, except two that
were glazed with double glazing units of 6.4-mm laminated
glass on which impact positions were located. Impact positions
were similar to specimen 2, and are shown in Fig. 6.
E4
I1
E1
4m
E1
4m
E2
I2
E3
I4
I2, E2
I4
I3
E4
E3
4m
4m
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E3
I2, E2
I3
I4
E4
4m
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Half-peak
duration
1020 mm
drop
40
30
Displacement: mm
20
10
10
000
005
015
020
40
200 mm drop height
700 mm drop height
1020 mm drop height
30
20
10
10
000
005
010
Time: s
015
020
010
Time: s
Displacement: mm
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200
700
1020
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Plywood panel
Plywood panel
12.8
24.2
30.4
21.0
36.2
39.5
5.8
14.0
18.5
11.4
23.7
29.1
Maximum deflection: mm
Twin tyre
impactor
12
Spheroconical bag
10
16
14
8
6
4
2
0
0
200
400
600
800
Drop height: mm
1000
1200
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Drop height: mm
Sphero-conical bag
Specimen 2 mullion
transom crossing
Specimen 2
plywood panel
Specimen 2 mullion
transom crossing
Specimen 2
plywood panel
0.036
0.034
0.035
0.043
0.040
0.041
Plywood panel in rigid
mounting
0.030
0.029
0.029
0.028
0.028
0.029
0.047
0.041
0.041
0.050
0.043
0.040
Plywood panel in rigid
mounting
0.042
0.042
0.039
0.034
0.031
0.033
200
700
1020
170
240
510
710
820
1020
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