摘要 |
A blast resistant assembly having one or more reinforced panes mounted onto a sash having a pane engaging member, a sash frame and a plurality of energy absorbing devices (EADs). At least one of these EADs couples between the pane engaging member and the frame of the sash, allowing the pane engaging member to extend inside the frame upon impact transmitted by the pane. The EADs absorb a significant portion of the brunt of explosive forces thereby substantially reducing the transmission of forces to the frame of the assembly, sill and wall on which the assembly is installed, as well as the weight of the reinforced panes.
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