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Float glass – failure under impact load

FACT FILE

  • TYPE OF GLASS
    Float glass gets its name from the way it is manufactured; by floating glass on a bed of molten metal.
  • USES
    Windows
  • FAILURE MECHANISM
    Note the difference in the failure mechanism between incremental and impact loads

Filmed at University College London.

This film shows a pane of float glass subject to a sudden impact load. The footage was shot at 4000 frames/sec, making this film 1/160th of the actual speed.