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Architectural Glass: Seismic/Earthquakes
Description
Two major factors need to be examined in any consideration of earthquake-induced glass damage:
-How the glass system performs and responds to racking-type earthquake-induced building deflections such as interstory drift;
-How the glass performs after it has been cracked by frame movements.
The frame is, therefore, an integral part of an earthquake-resistant glazing system. Frames prone to racking during earthquake-induced building movements can cause glass components to crack, and, for some types of glass, to fall in fragments.