Behaviour of Multi-layered Laminated Glass under Blast Loading

This thesis outlines a three-phase research program that was developed to determine the accuracy and applicability of various software packages in predicting the behaviour of multi-layered laminated glass windows under blast loading. Experimental data was collected through the completion of full-scale field blast tests. Two unique window compositions were examined at two different scaled distances, with a total of eight specimens being tested. Small-scale laboratory testing followed on beams of the same composition to investigate the behaviour of multi-layered laminated glass and to derive a static resistance function for the layup. Finally, the windows were modelled using predictive software, and the outputs of these programs were compared to the field-collected data.M.A.S