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Author
Reimer, M.T.
Title
Hurricane-Resistant Glass: Firefighter-Resistant?
Coporate
West Palm Beach Fire Dept., FL
Journal
Fire Engineering, Vol. 149, No. 1, 122-123, January 1996
Keywords
fire fighters | weather effects | glass | laminates | durability | cracking (fracturing)
Identifiers
hurricanes; "SentryGlas" - three layer composite - that would be factory-laminated to a single piece of standard glass; SentryGlas composite combines an interlayer of Butacite PVB film, a polyester film, and an abrasion-resistant hard coating that provides long-term durability