Designation: E1300 − 16

Standard Practice for

Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1300; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope 1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the

standard. The values given in parentheses are for mathematical
1.1 This practice describes procedures to determine the load
conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-
resistance (LR) of specified glass types, including combina-
tion only and are not considered standard.
tions of glass types used in a sealed insulating glass (IG) unit,
exposed to a uniform lateral load of short or long duration, for 1.8 Appendix X2 lists the key variables used in calculating
a specified probability of breakage. the mandatory type factors in Tables 1-3 and comments on
their conservative values.
1.2 This practice applies to vertical and sloped glazing in
buildings for which the specified design loads consist of wind 1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
load, snow load and self-weight with a total combined magni- safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tude less than or equal to 15 kPa (315 psf). This practice shall responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
not apply to other applications including, but not limited to, priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
balustrades, glass floor panels, aquariums, structural glass bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
members, and glass shelves.
2. Referenced Documents
1.3 This practice applies only to monolithic and laminated
2.1 ASTM Standards:2
glass constructions of rectangular shape with continuous lateral
C1036 Specification for Flat Glass
support along one, two, three, or four edges. This practice
C1048 Specification for Heat-Strengthened and Fully Tem-
assumes that (1) the supported glass edges for two, three, and
pered Flat Glass
four-sided support conditions are simply supported and free to
C1172 Specification for Laminated Architectural Flat Glass
slip in plane; (2) glass supported on two sides acts as a simply
D4065 Practice for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Proper-
supported beam; and (3) glass supported on one side acts as a
ties: Determination and Report of Procedures
cantilever. For insulating glass units, this practice only applies
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
to insulating glass units with four-sided edge support.
1.4 This practice does not apply to any form of wired, 3. Terminology
patterned, sandblasted, drilled, notched, or grooved glass. This 3.1 Definitions:
practice does not apply to glass with surface or edge treatments 3.1.1 Refer to Terminology E631 for additional terms used
that reduce the glass strength. in this practice.
1.5 This practice addresses only the determination of the 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
resistance of glass to uniform lateral loads. The final thickness 3.2.1 acid etched glass, n—glass surface that has been
and type of glass selected also depends upon a variety of other treated primarily with hydrofluoric acid and potentially in
factors (see 5.3). combination with other agents. Acid etched glass strength shall
be considered as equivalent to float glass in this practice
1.6 Charts in this practice provide a means to determine provided the glass thickness conforms to Specification C1036.
approximate maximum lateral glass deflection. Appendix X1
provides additional procedures to determine maximum lateral 3.2.2 aspect ratio (AR), n—for glass simply supported on
deflection for glass simply supported on four sides. four sides, the ratio of the long dimension of the glass to the
short dimension of the glass is always equal to or greater than
1.0. For glass simply supported on three sides, the ratio of the
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.52 on
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Glass Use in Buildings. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved June 1, 2016. Published August 2016. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [email protected]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E1300 – 12aɛ1. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/E1300-16. the ASTM website.

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