Ongoing Model Development Analyzing Glass Fracture

This article deals with an ongoing experimental and numerical analysis of in-plane loaded glass plates. The main goal of the investigation is to develop a hybrid discrete and finite element model which could follow the fracture process in annealed and in tempered glass. Measurements of the residual stress state before failure and high-speed camera recordings of the failure are being performed in order to verify the numerical model. The primary goal of this research is to follow the overall fracture of a structural element - e.g. beam - loaded in-plane. This paper gives an overview of the structure of the research and a summary of current status achieved so far.