Structural Glass Calculator

For engineers comparing glass calculation software or spreadsheet workflows, VitraLab provides a web-based structural glass calculation tool for reviewing ULS stress, SLS deflection, wind load, laminated glass, DGU panes, and EN 16612-based workflows.

Report metadata

Project Information

Project Name Pane Reference Engineer Date

Project basis

Analysis Settings

Support type Building category Width (mm) Height (mm)

This support type is not active yet. 2-edge checks are available only for vertical Single Pane glass.

Glass orientation

Horizontal

Vertical

Configuration

Single Pane

DGU

TGU

Actions on glass

Applied Loads

Wind positive (kN/m2) Wind negative / suction (kN/m2)

Horizontal Loads

Live load (kN/m2) Snow load (kN/m2)

Include maintenance load

Maintenance area load (kN/m2) Maintenance point load (kN) Maintenance point contact area

Include accidental point load

Accidental point load (kN) Accidental point contact area

Horizontal plate response method Horizontal Wind k_mod Case

Vertical Loads

Barrier inputs

Line, area and point actions

Include barrier loading

Application of barrier National Annex barrier category Barrier load duration Barrier load height above FFL (mm) Barrier line load (kN/m) Barrier area load (kN/m2) Barrier point load (kN) Barrier point load position Barrier point contact area

Maintenance inputs

Area and point maintenance actions

Include maintenance loading

Application of maintenance Maintenance area load (kN/m2) Maintenance point load (kN) Maintenance point contact area

Accidental inputs

Point load action

Include accidental point load

Accidental point load (kN)

Analysis settings

Vertical glass method

Analysis method

Build-up

Single Pane

Pane Analysis

Pane category Pane treatment

Pane monolithic thickness (mm)

Pane laminated layers Pane interlayer stiffness family Pane Wind Omega Condition Pane Snow Omega Condition

Pane glass 1 (mm) Pane glass 2 (mm) Pane glass 3 (mm) Pane interlayer 1 (mm) Pane interlayer 2 (mm)

Pane glass surface type Pane finish

Pane Vertical k_mod Category

Insulated unit

DGU

DGU cavity gas DGU spacer (mm) DGU Shared Vertical k_mod Category

Outer Pane

Outer pane category Outer pane treatment

Outer pane monolithic thickness (mm)

Outer pane laminated layers Outer pane interlayer stiffness family Pane Wind Omega Condition Pane Snow Omega Condition

Outer pane glass 1 (mm) Outer pane glass 2 (mm) Outer pane glass 3 (mm) Outer pane interlayer 1 (mm) Outer pane interlayer 2 (mm)

Outer pane glass surface type Outer pane finish

Inner Pane

Inner pane category Inner pane treatment

Inner pane monolithic thickness (mm)

Inner pane laminated layers Inner pane interlayer stiffness family Pane Wind Omega Condition Pane Snow Omega Condition

Inner pane glass 1 (mm) Inner pane glass 2 (mm) Inner pane glass 3 (mm) Inner pane interlayer 1 (mm) Inner pane interlayer 2 (mm)

Inner pane glass surface type Inner pane finish

Future module

TGU

Triple glazed unit calculations are currently under development.

Include interlayer weight in dead load