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Yes. The reason is we don't expect to have as many similar explosions that would make laminating glass necessary everywhere. If we'd expect that, then we'd hav
by crististm 6y ago
Yes. The reason is we don't expect to have as many similar explosions that would make laminating glass necessary everywhere.
If we'd expect that, then we'd have bigger problems in the first place.
- redis_mlc 6y agoBeirut has been at war for decades, so it's one city where residential and commercial laminated glass would have made sense.
- avh02 6y agoAs a Lebanese who lived in Lebanon for 5 years (far away now, happily) - I always found it amazing that glass facades were being built on the newer buildings. For a country/city that's known for the occasional explosion it definitely doesn't seem like a good idea (as this event has shown). That said, even regular windows were launched into people's houses (along with their frames) so I guess it wouldn't necessarily help here. Laminating the glass would probably help for your regular/occasional explosion, but not for this, as you'd just have a giant pane smack you hard i guess.
- sukilot 6y agoCar glass is pebbled so it crumbles on impact to minimize damage.