the support of the Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Government on the project“Advanced Analysis Allowing for Load and Construction Sequences”funded jointly by Construction Industry Institute-Hong Kong(CII-HK);the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and“Advanced Analysis for Progressive Collapse and Robustness Design of Steel Structures”(PolyU 5115/07E).
Pre-tensioned high strength trusses using alloy steel bar are widely used as glass wall supporting systems because of the high degree of transparency.The breakage of glass panes in this type of system occurs occasiona...