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Toughened glass – failure under incremental load

FACT FILE

  • TYPE OF GLASS
    Toughened glass is a safety glass
  • USES
    Vehicle windows, architectural glass doors, a component of bullet proof glass
  • FAILURE MECHANISM
    Note the different failure mechanisms of toughened glass under incremental and impact loads

Filmed at University College London.

This film shows a pane of toughened glass subject to a gradually increasing load.

The footage was shot at 4000 frames/sec, making this film 1/160th of the actual speed.