AS 1288-1994

1 - AS 1288-1994 GLASS IN BUILDINGS-SELECTION AND INSTALLATION
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.4.1 Area
8 - 1.4.2 Aspect ratio
8 - 1.4.3 Balustrade
8 - 1.4.4 Buildings
8 - 1.4.5 Chair rail
8 - 1.4.6 Door
8 - 1.4.7 Double glazing
8 - 1.4.8 Double windows
8 - 1.4.9 Fin
8 - 1.4.10 Frame
8 - 1.4.11 Glass
8 - 1.4.12 Heat-strengthened glass
9 - 1.4.13 Internal partition
9 - 1.4.14 Laminated glass
9 - 1.4.15 Laminated safety glass
9 - 1.4.16 Maximum thickness
9 - 1.4.17 Minimum thickness
9 - 1.4.18 Nominal thickness
9 - 1.4.19 Ordinary annealed glass
9 - 1.4.20 Safety glazing materials
9 - 1.4.21 Safety organic-coated glass
9 - 1.4.22 Safety wired glass
9 - 1.4.23 Sealed insulating glass unit
9 - 1.4.24 Shopfront
9 - 1.4.25 Shower doors, shower screens, and bath enclosures
9 - 1.4.26 Side panel
9 - 1.4.27 Size
10 - 1.4.28 Span
10 - 1.4.29 Stall board
10 - 1.4.30 Structural sealant
10 - 1.4.31 Thickness
10 - 1.4.32 Toughened glass
11 - 1.4.33 Toughened safety glass
11 - 1.5 NOTATION
12 - SECTION 2 MATERIALS
12 - 2.1 GLASS
12 - 2.1.1 General
12 - 2.1.2 Heat-strengthened glass
12 - 2.1.3 Toughened glass
12 - 2.1.4 Safety glazing material
12 - 2.1.5 Safety organic-coated glass
12 - 2.2 OTHER GLAZING MATERIALS
12 - 2.2.1 General
12 - 2.2.2 Sealants
12 - 2.2.3 Gaskets
12 - 2.2.4 Setting blocks, location blocks, and distance pieces
13 - SECTION 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
13 - 3.1 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
13 - 3.1.1 Thickness
13 - 3.1.2 Area
13 - 3.2 FRAMING REQUIREMENTS
13 - 3.2.1 Frames
13 - 3.2.2 Panels glazed into the building structure
13 - 3.2.3 Mixed framing
13 - 3.3 STANDARD NOMINAL THICKNESS OF GLASS
13 - 3.4 NON-STANDARD NOMINAL THICKNESS OF GLASS
15 - 3.5 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS
15 - 3.5.1 General
15 - 3.5.2 Design stresses
15 - 3.6 FIRE RESISTANCE
16 - 3.7 CHAIR RAIL
17 - SECTION 4 WIND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
17 - 4.1 GENERAL
17 - 4.2 DESIGN WIND PRESSURE
17 - 4.3 ORDINARY ANNEALED GLASS OF STANDARD NOMINAL THICKNESSES
17 - 4.3.1 General
17 - 4.3.2 Rectangles of glass supported on all sides
17 - 4.3.3 Rectangles of glass supported on two opposite sides only
17 - 4.4 ORDINARY ANNEALED GLASS NOT OF A STANDARD NOMINAL THICKNESS
17 - 4.4.1 Rectangles of glass supported on all sides
18 - 4.4.2 Rectangles of glass supported on two opposite sides only
18 - 4.5 GLASS OTHER THAN ORDINARY ANNEALED GLASS
18 - 4.5.1 General
18 - 4.5.2 Standard nominal thicknesses
19 - 4.5.3 Non-standard thicknesses
22 - SECTION 5 HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
22 - 5.1 GENERAL
22 - 5.2 FRAMING OF DOORS AND PANELS
22 - 5.3 EXPOSED EDGES
22 - 5.4 SUBSTITUTION OF SAFETY GLASSES
23 - 5.5 USE OF SAFETY GLASSES OF NON- STANDARD THICKNESSES
23 - 5.6 SEALED INSULATING GLASS UNITS
23 - 5.7 IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY GLAZING MATERIALS
23 - 5.8 DOORS
23 - 5.9 SIDE PANELS
23 - 5.9.1 Framed side panels
24 - 5.9.2 Unframed side panels
24 - 5.9.3 Louvres in side panels
24 - 5.10 GLAZED PANELS NOT DEFINED AS DOORS OR SIDE PANELS, WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF BEING MISTAKEN FOR AN UNIMPEDED PATH OF TRAVEL
24 - 5.10.1 General
25 - 5.10.2 Framed panels
25 - 5.10.3 Unframed panels
25 - 5.11 GLAZED PANELS, NOT DEFINED AS DOORS OR SIDE PANELS, ON THE PERIMETER OF ROOMS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
25 - 5.11.1 Framed glazing
25 - 5.11.2 Unframed glazing
25 - 5.11.3 Louvres
25 - 5.12 SHOWER DOORS, SHOWER SCREENS AND BATH ENCLOSURES
28 - 5.13 SHOPFRONTS AND INTERNAL PARTITIONS
28 - 5.13.1 General
28 - 5.13.2 Framed panels
28 - 5.13.3 Unframed Panels
29 - 5.14 BALUSTRADES
29 - 5.14.1 Balustrade infill panels
29 - 5.14.2 Structural self-supporting balustrades
29 - 5.15 LOW-LEVEL GLASS IN SCHOOL AND CHILD- CARE BUILDINGS
29 - 5.16 GLASS FOR BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
29 - 5.17 LEADLIGHT GLAZING
29 - 5.18 OPERABLE WINDOWS
30 - SECTION 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOUVRES AND SLOPED OVERHEAD GLAZING
30 - 6.1 GENERAL
30 - 6.2 LOUVRES
30 - 6.3 SLOPED OVERHEAD GLAZING (INCLUDING ROOFLIGHTS)
30 - 6.3.1 General
31 - 6.3.2 Design criteria
31 - 6.3.3 Glass spans for non-trafficable roofs
33 - SECTION 7 INSTALLATION
33 - 7.1 GENERAL
33 - 7.2 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
33 - 7.2.1 General
33 - 7.2.2 Front putty width
34 - 7.2.3 Dimensions of rebates and grooves
34 - 7.3 USE OF GLAZING MATERIALS
34 - 7.3.1 Suitability of materials
34 - 7.3.2 Compatibility of materials
34 - 7.3.3 Application of materials
34 - 7.3.4 Life expectancy of materials
34 - 7.3.5 Setting blocks and location blocks
35 - 7.3.6 Distance pieces
35 - 7.3.7 Beads
35 - 7.4 PREPARATION OF REBATES, GROOVES, AND BEADS
38 - SECTION 8 UNFRAMED TOUGHENED GLASS ASSEMBLIES
38 - 8.1 GENERAL
38 - 8.2 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
38 - 8.2.1 Fail-safe requirements
38 - 8.2.2 Components
38 - 8.2.3 Glass design stress
38 - 8.2.4 Provision for expansion and structural movement
40 - 8.2.5 Adjustment
40 - 8.3 GLAZING TECHNIQUES
40 - 8.3.1 General
40 - 8.3.2 Sizing
40 - 8.3.3 Glazing
42 - APPENDIX A - DETERMINATION OF SURFACE AND EDGE COMPRESSION STRESSES FOR HEAT-STRENGTHENED AND TOUGHENED GLASS
42 - APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THICKNESS
42 - B1 SCOPE
42 - B2 APPARATUS
42 - B3 PROCEDURE
43 - APPENDIX C - BASIS FOR DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS OR AREA OF GLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WIND LOADING
43 - C1 RECTANGLES OF GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
43 - C2 RECTANGLES OF GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
43 - C3 MAXIMUM ASPECT RATIOS FOR APPLICATION OF FIGURE 4.1-RECTANGLES OF GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
44 - C4 SAMPLE CALCULATIONS FOR DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS, AREA, OR SPAN TO RESIST WIND LOADING
44 - C4.1 Examples for determination for ordinary annealed glass of standard nominal thickness
45 - C4.2 Examples for determination for ordinary annealed glass not of a standard nominal thickness
46 - C4.3 Example relating to Clause 4.5.2 for determination for glass of standard nominal thickness other than ordinary annealed
47 - APPENDIX D - SIMPLIFIED METHOD OF DETERMINING DESIGN WIND PRESSURES
47 - D1 INTRODUCTION
47 - D2 BUILDING LIMITATIONS
49 - APPENDIX E - DESIGN CHARTS AND TABLES FOR WIND LOADING FOR THE COMMONLY USED GLASS TYPES
49 - E1 CHARTS
50 - E2 TABLES
66 - TABLE E1 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR ANNEALED FLOAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
67 - TABLE E2 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR ANNEALED FLAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
68 - TABLE E3 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR TOUGHENED FLOAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
69 - TABLE E4 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR TOUGHENED FLOAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
70 - TABLE E5 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR HEAT STRENGTHENED FLOAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
71 - TABLE E6 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR HEAT-STRENGTHENED FLOAT GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
72 - TABLE E7 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR ANNEALED FLAT GLASS IN SEALED INSULATING GLASS UNITS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
73 - TABLE E8 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR LAMINATED (ANNEALED FLOAT) GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
74 - TABLE E9 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR LAMINATED (ANNEALED FLOAT) GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
75 - TABLE E10 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR ANNEALED PATTERNED GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
76 - TABLE E11 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR ANNEALED PATTERNED GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
77 - TABLE E12 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR TOUGHENED PATTERNED GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL EDGES
78 - TABLE E13 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR TOUGHENED PATTERNED GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
79 - TABLE E14 - MAXIMUM AREAS FOR 6 MM WIRED GLASS SUPPORTED ON ALL SIDES
80 - TABLE E15 - MAXIMUM SPANS FOR 6 MM WIRED GLASS SUPPORTED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES ONLY
81 - APPENDIX F - INTERPRETATION OF THE MOST COMMON HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
81 - F1 GENERAL
81 - F2 FLOW CHART ON THE USE OF GLASS IN DOORS AND CERTAIN PANELS
81 - F3 EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF GLASS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
82 - TABLE F1 - TYPE OF BUILDING, APPLICATION OF GLASS AND THE RELEVANT CLAUSES RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATE FIGURES
88 - TABLE F2 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF FULLY FRAMED DOORS AND SIDE PANELS IN RESIDENTIAL BUI
90 - TABLE F3 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF FULLY FRAMED DOORS AND SIDE PANELS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL
92 - TABLE F4 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF PANELS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF BEING MISTAKEN FOR AN UNI
94 - TABLE F5 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF PANELS IN INTERNAL PARTITIONS, SIDE PANELS AND SHOPFR
95 - TABLE F6 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF FULLY FRAMED PANELS ON THE PERIMETER OF ROOMS AND LOW
97 - TABLE F7 - HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF PANELS IN SHOWER DOORS, SHOWER SCREENS AND BATH ENCLO
98 - TABLE F8 HUMAN IMPACT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF PANELS IN LOW-LEVEL GLAZING IN SCHOOL AN CHILD-CARE BUI
99 - APPENDIX G - ASPECTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE SELECTION OF GLASS FOR SLOPED OVERHEAD GLAZING
99 - G1 GENERAL
99 - G2 FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS GLASS TYPES
99 - G2.1 Toughened safety glass
99 - G2.2 Laminated safety glass
99 - G2.3 Safety wired glass
99 - G2.4 Heat-strengthened laminated safety glass
99 - G2.5 Toughened laminated safety glass
100 - APPENDIX H - BASIS FOR DETERMINATION OF FIN DESIGN TO PREVENT BUCKLING
100 - H1 INTRODUCTION
100 - H2 BEAMS WITH INTERMEDIATE BUCKLING RESTRAINTS
101 - H3 BEAMS WITH NO INTERMEDIATE BUCKLING RESTRAINTS
101 - H4 CONTINUOUSLY RESTRAINED BEAMS
103 - H5 BUCKLING RESTRAINTS

Specifies procedures for the selection of glass to comply with wind loading requirements and human impact considerations for framed and unframed glass assemblies of limited dimensions. The Standard also includes installation guidelines and appendices for design of glass fins as well as the interpretation of human impact considerations and wind load design charts.

This Standard sets out procedures for the selection and installation of glass in buildings, according to the type of material and the minimum thickness allowable for a given area (or maximum area allowable for a given thickness) for a single panel not exceeding 15 m2glazed area and for unidirectional glazing spans not exceeding 4 m.NOTES:1 This Standard does not preclude the use of materials or methods of design and installation where such materials or methods of design can be demonstrated to be equal to or superior to those specified in this Standard.2 This Standard will be referenced in the Building Code of Australia by way of BCA Amendment 7 intended for publication in November 1994, thereby superseding the previous edition, AS 1288- 1989, which will be withdrawn 6 months from the date of issuance of BCA Amendment 7. Users are advised that when BCA Amendment 7 is issued, it will not necessarily be gazetted in each State/Territory at the time of printing.

First published as AS CA26-1957.
Revised and redesignated AS 1288-1973.
Revised and redesignated AS 1288.1-1979, AS 1288.2-1979 and AS 1288.3-1979.
Revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1288-1989.
Third edition AS 1288-1994.