Calculations.py File Reference

Provides functions for calculating the outputs. More...

Functions
def	python.Calculations.func_J_tol (inParams)
	Calculates tolerable stress distribution factor. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_q (inParams)
	Calculates applied load (demand): 3 second duration equivalent pressure (Pa) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_q_hat (inParams, q)
	Calculates dimensionless load. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_q_hat_tol (inParams, J_tol)
	Calculates tolerable load. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_J (inParams, q_hat)
	Calculates stress distribution factor (Function) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_NFL (inParams, q_hat_tol)
	Calculates non-factored load: three second duration uniform load associated with a probability of breakage less than or equal to 8 lites per 1000 for monolithic AN glass (Pa) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_B (inParams, J)
	Calculates risk of failure. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_LR (inParams, NFL)
	Calculates load resistance: the uniform lateral load that a glass construction can sustain based upon a given probability of breakage and load duration as defined in (pp. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_P_b (B)
	Calculates probability of breakage: the fraction of glass lites or plies that would break at the first occurrence of a specified load and duration, typically expressed in lites per 1000 (Ref: astm2016) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_isSafeLR (LR, q)
	Calculates 3 second load equivalent resistance safety requirement. More...
def	python.Calculations.func_isSafePb (inParams, P_b)
	Calculates probability of glass breakage safety requirement. More...

Detailed Description

Provides functions for calculating the outputs.

Author

Nikitha Krithnan and W. Spencer Smith

Note

Generated by Drasil v0.1-alpha

Function Documentation

func_B()

def python.Calculations.func_B	(		inParams,
			J
	)

Calculates risk of failure.

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
J	stress distribution factor (Function)

Returns

risk of failure

func_isSafeLR()

def python.Calculations.func_isSafeLR	(		LR,
			q
	)

Calculates 3 second load equivalent resistance safety requirement.

Parameters

LR	load resistance: the uniform lateral load that a glass construction can sustain based upon a given probability of breakage and load duration as defined in (pp. 1 and 53) Ref: astm2009 (Pa)
q	applied load (demand): 3 second duration equivalent pressure (Pa)

Returns

3 second load equivalent resistance safety requirement

func_isSafePb()

def python.Calculations.func_isSafePb	(		inParams,
			P_b
	)

Calculates probability of glass breakage safety requirement.

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
P_b	probability of breakage: the fraction of glass lites or plies that would break at the first occurrence of a specified load and duration, typically expressed in lites per 1000 (Ref: astm2016)

Returns

probability of glass breakage safety requirement

func_J()

def python.Calculations.func_J	(		inParams,
			q_hat
	)

Calculates stress distribution factor (Function)

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
q_hat	dimensionless load

Returns

stress distribution factor (Function)

func_J_tol()

def python.Calculations.func_J_tol

(

inParams

)

Calculates tolerable stress distribution factor.

Parameters

inParams

structure holding the input values

Returns

tolerable stress distribution factor

func_LR()

def python.Calculations.func_LR	(		inParams,
			NFL
	)

Calculates load resistance: the uniform lateral load that a glass construction can sustain based upon a given probability of breakage and load duration as defined in (pp.

1 and 53) Ref: astm2009 (Pa)

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
NFL	non-factored load: three second duration uniform load associated with a probability of breakage less than or equal to 8 lites per 1000 for monolithic AN glass (Pa)

Returns

load resistance: the uniform lateral load that a glass construction can sustain based upon a given probability of breakage and load duration as defined in (pp. 1 and 53) Ref: astm2009 (Pa)

func_NFL()

def python.Calculations.func_NFL	(		inParams,
			q_hat_tol
	)

Calculates non-factored load: three second duration uniform load associated with a probability of breakage less than or equal to 8 lites per 1000 for monolithic AN glass (Pa)

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
q_hat_tol	tolerable load

Returns

non-factored load: three second duration uniform load associated with a probability of breakage less than or equal to 8 lites per 1000 for monolithic AN glass (Pa)

func_P_b()

def python.Calculations.func_P_b

(

B

)

Calculates probability of breakage: the fraction of glass lites or plies that would break at the first occurrence of a specified load and duration, typically expressed in lites per 1000 (Ref: astm2016)

Parameters

B	risk of failure

Returns

probability of breakage: the fraction of glass lites or plies that would break at the first occurrence of a specified load and duration, typically expressed in lites per 1000 (Ref: astm2016)

func_q()

def python.Calculations.func_q

(

inParams

)

Calculates applied load (demand): 3 second duration equivalent pressure (Pa)

Parameters

inParams

structure holding the input values

Returns

applied load (demand): 3 second duration equivalent pressure (Pa)

func_q_hat()

def python.Calculations.func_q_hat	(		inParams,
			q
	)

Calculates dimensionless load.

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
q	applied load (demand): 3 second duration equivalent pressure (Pa)

Returns

dimensionless load

func_q_hat_tol()

def python.Calculations.func_q_hat_tol	(		inParams,
			J_tol
	)

Calculates tolerable load.

Parameters

inParams	structure holding the input values
J_tol	tolerable stress distribution factor

Returns

tolerable load