Glass is increasingly being used as a structural material in new buildings and the building envelope may consist entirely of glass or a building may be clad with glass. This trend for steel-framed, glass clad buildings instead of traditional materials such as brick and concrete has inherent problems. One of the major problems is the performance of the glazing during earthquakes and extreme climatic events such as windstorms and heavy snow loads. This authoritative book reviews the current state-of-the art in glass and glazing technology to resist failure due to these natural events.
