Kevin, I think it is similar to fixtures and fittings supplied by this company in the UK http://www.shopkit.com/case-studies/cla ... ss-design/
But these works both use two points of support and do not bear their own weight.
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- Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:13 am
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- Topic: The load bearing capacity of glass - to bear its own weight
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- Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:15 pm
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Re: The load bearing capacity of glass - to bear its own weight
Thank you Kevin that's great. He uses a method of hanging I haven't seen before.
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- Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:12 pm
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Many thanks to you all @ Don, Brad and Jim. I appreciate you taking the time to consider the issue and put forward some suggestions. Jim, I will search for "shear pressure". Don and Brad, I will also test your suggestions. I came across the following information online which isn't too diss...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:00 am
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The load bearing capacity of glass - to bear its own weight
Hello, I wonder if anyone could give me some advice. I am looking for information about the load bearing capacity of glass - to bear its own weight. I am working on a number of flat fused glass pieces. Each piece will be suspended from the ceiling from a single drilled hole - near the top, think of ...