Test Sch 2 PSDB UK

June 2001

 

Window size - 63.5” wide x 65.5” high ( 1.615 m x 1.664 m )

Mode of Operation – Fixed Light

Glass Spec. – toughened outer / cavity / laminated inner

Explosive – 440 lbs of TNT ( 200 kg )

Distance - 115 ft ( 35 meters )

Measured Peak Pressure – 10.15 psi ( 70.0 kP )

Average Impulse – 60 psi-msec (414 kPa-msec )

Toughened outer glass broke - internal laminated glass pulled out and fell just in front of the test cubicle. Spoonful of small fragments / dust scattered over the cubicle floor. No marks in the witness. The toughened outer pane scattered mainly within 4.0m in front of the cubicle but some fragments up to 9.0m.

Hazard Level – the window was assessed as Very Low Hazard.