Blast response of laminated glass panels: a critical review of analysis and design methods

Laminated glass panels are often used to enhance the blast resilience of buildings by replacing inherently brittle, monolithic that has historically been in building façades. These composite ductile offer superior resistance and result reduced glass-related injuries due interlayer's ability provide residual following fracture layers retain fragments. The various analysis methods have developed support design laminated reduce need for expensive testing reviewed this paper. focus is on with polyvinyl butyral, as most commonly interlayer identified categorised into empirical guidance, analytical models, finite-element equivalent single-degree-of-freedom methods, thereby enabling a comparison modelling principles adopted material properties assumed within different categories. This informed first presenting brief overview under conditions. consistency underlying structural mechanics discussed comparing methodologies across Finally, ease application considered, highlighting preferred practitioners.