Code of Practice - Buildings Department

Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass 2018. FOREWORD. This Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Glass (the Code) provides guidelines on the design , construction, testing and quality assurance of structural glass in Buildings . Although the Code is not a statutory document, compliance with the requirements of the Code is deemed to satisfy the relevant provisions of the Buildings Ordinance and related regulations. The Code was prepared by the Buildings Department on the basis of a consultancy study on the structural use of glass commissioned by the Buildings Department and overseen by a Steering Committee with members from the academia, professional institutions and relevant government departments. The contribution and effort given by the members of the Steering Committee are sincerely acknowledged.

6 GLASS ELEMENT DESIGN 6.1 Glass Wall 21 6.1.1 Design of glass fin / glass beam 21 6.1.2 Deflection of glass fin / glass beam 22 6.1.3 Design of glass column 23 6.2 Curtain Wall, Window and Window Wall 23 6.3 Tensioning Structural System 23 6.4 Glass Balustrade 23 6.4.1 Glass balustrade acting as protective barrier 24

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