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Tempered glass fabricators will be willing to provide you with design information and recommendations that you can use on this job and others in the future. You are, based on your e-mail address, associated with or are working for a design group. Glass manufacturers provide a great deal of information on the loading capacity of their products in given thicknesses and sizes.Wobbling and bowing glass can be frightening even if it is perfectly safe. The bowing/deflecting of glass panels is not always necessarily a dangerous thing, but it certainly is not typically aesthetically pleasing.The individual panels may not all bow the same way. Without any framing at the vertical sides, the bowing could be an even bigger concern for you. The deflection/bowing referenced above will be a much bigger concern if you intend to have a wall of glass consisting of multiple panels.For instance, a piece of 3/16-inch tempered glass at a height of ten feet and three feet in width supported only at the head and sill is going to deflect/bow a great deal more than a piece of glass that is ½-inch or ¾-inch thick and of the same dimensions. However, you will, or should have some concerns about glass deflection. Because the installation in question is for an interior project, you shouldn’t have any concern with wind load.With this in mind, the following comments are being offered to you: However, we can comment, as a consumer information service, on glass applications and make certain generalizations. We at in general, and the Glass Detective in particular, do not provide actual engineering information or to approve anyone else’s design work. Otherwise, you have covered the bases of your intentions and planning very well. The only information missing is what you intend to do at glass-to-glass butt joints, if any are present.

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You further told us that you will be using sill and head channels and patch fittings for the doors in these partitions.

You provided some sizes to work with and also stated that you intend to use tempered glass for the glass you will install. Thank you for making contact with the Glass Detective with your questions regarding industry standards for glass selection in interior frameless glass partitions. The doors are typically 36-inches, 42-inches and 48-inches wide. The doors and walls vary in height typically 8-feet, 9-feet and 10-feet. What are the industry standard thicknesses for interior frameless tempered glass doors and partitions? We are using continuous head and sill channels for the partitions and patch fittings for the doors.

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