Toughened glass concern
Language: English Series: New Builder ; (143) 10 September 1992, 6(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: Hundreds of buildings in the UK may be blighted by an inherent defect in toughened glass. The increasing incidence of failures related to glass inclusions - chemical impurities which can cause glass panels to explode without warning - is being seen as a legacy of the boom of the late 1980s.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Hundreds of buildings in the UK may be blighted by an inherent defect in toughened glass. The increasing incidence of failures related to glass inclusions - chemical impurities which can cause glass panels to explode without warning - is being seen as a legacy of the boom of the late 1980s.