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Topics regarding quality of glass, its processing and its application in building. 

Glass Installation Advice Needed

I have a job that requires me to fit glass to an area 5450mm height by 4000mm width. My clients specs are that they want but joint and it must be laminated safety glass. Can anyone shed some light on what they would do in installing this glass. the framework will be aluminium shopfront and i want to use 8.38mm pvb glass.

laminated glass for large aquarium and delamination

I am currently busy with the construction of a large aquarium of 5000 litres,Having done this before with another aquarium i have witnessed in most aquariums using laminated glass that over some time the glass begins to delaminate in 3 different ways along the edge, it either get small finger like projections that look like clear glue or it get an air bubble which forms and gets squeezed due to changes in the pressure and looks almost like a crack and lastly it begins to absorb moisture into the laminate with water condensation forming in it.

Butt Joined Glass Silicon Joint Size

Is there a minium/maximum width for silicon joint in butt jointed glass ??

Project glass support steelwork has theoretical mid span deflection of 21mm over 9000mm span after the glass is installed (ie: due to live loads)and floor is occupied. If we use standard 6-10mm joints then there is a danger that the glass joint will pinch at top of joint. Any ideas to deal with the this potential issue ?

Logikman