| www2.dupont.com Structural glass systems are now designed with both load-bearing and mechanical performance as well as with aesthetic considerations. From floors and stairs to balcony railings and glass canopies, DuPont™ SentryGlas® is changing the way that glass is used in building projects. Stephen Bennison, Senior Technical Associate DuPont™ SentryGlas®: So we really took a polymer that was designed very much from a single impact, car windshield, which, is designed to be very compliant. Again, if I if I if I look at this other sample, which is a PVB, you cant really flick it. You see its very flexible. because it was essentially designed for that single single event. The SentryGlas® is designed not only for one event, but multiple events. and thats really what differentiates it. It really increases the structural and mechanical performance beyond what you can do, with with PVB. And its really shifting the paradigm. , its very much changed the mindset of what can be done, , with laminated glass. And, , one of the most prominent, , engineers, , who designs with, with glass, , globally, , made a comment recently, which, I thought was very interesting , interesting. He likened the development of SentryGlas® to the development of reinforced concrete. You know, in the early days of concrete, you had monolithic concrete, and it had certain design limitations. And when rebar was invented, and inca , and incorporated, , within concrete, it totally changed the design paradigm ... |
