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    Structural Design Guidelines For Aluminum Framed Skylights

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    1. The document discusses guidelines for structural design of aluminum framed skylights, specifically around deflection limits. 2. It outlines recommendations from the American Architectural Manufactures Association (AAMA) regarding in-plane deflection, deflection normal to the surface, and racking of skylight frames. 3. The document also discusses model building code requirements for deflection limits of glass supports, stating that framing members should not deflect more than 1/175 of the glass edge length or 3/4 inches under load.

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    Structural Design Guidelines For Aluminum Framed Skylights

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    1. The document discusses guidelines for structural design of aluminum framed skylights, specifically around deflection limits. 2. It outlines recommendations from the American Architectural Manufactures Association (AAMA) regarding in-plane deflection, deflection normal to the surface, and racking of skylight frames. 3. The document also discusses model building code requirements for deflection limits of glass supports, stating that framing members should not deflect more than 1/175 of the glass edge length or 3/4 inches under load.

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    1. The document discusses guidelines for structural design of aluminum framed skylights, specifically around deflection limits. 2. It outlines recommendations from the American Architectural Manufactures Association (AAMA) regarding in-plane deflection, deflection normal to the surface, and racking of skylight frames. 3. The document also discusses model building code requirements for deflection limits of glass supports, stating that framing members should not deflect more than 1/175 of the glass edge length or 3/4 inches under load.

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    Structural Design Guidelines For Aluminum Framed Skylights

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    1. The document discusses guidelines for structural design of aluminum framed skylights, specifically around deflection limits. 2. It outlines recommendations from the American Architectural Manufactures Association (AAMA) regarding in-plane deflection, deflection normal to the surface, and racking of skylight frames. 3. The document also discusses model building code requirements for deflection limits of glass supports, stating that framing members should not deflect more than 1/175 of the glass edge length or 3/4 inches under load.

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    struction documents must clearly spell out the provisions

    made for gravity load thrusts and whether or not the skylight
    supplier is allowed to choose structure types that
    require gravity load thrust resistance for stability or deflection
    control. As always, attention to detail and coordination
    is critical.
    Structural Design Guidelines for Aluminum Framed Skylights,
    published by the American Architectural Manufactures
    Association (AAMA) provides the following guidance
    for deflections as they relate to skylights. The topic
    addresses three considerations:
    1. In-plane deflection.
    2. Normal-to-the-surface deflection, and
    3. Racking.
    With regard to in-plane deflection, AAMA cites the Flat
    Glass Marketing Association, stating that “in-plane deflection
    of framing members shall not reduce glass bite or glass
    coverage to less than 75 percent of the design dimension,
    and shall not reduce edge clearance to less than 25 percent
    of design dimension or 1/8 in., whichever is greater.”AAMA
    recommends that deflection normal-to-the-surface of skylight
    framing members should not exceed 1/175 of the span,
    or 3/4 in. AAMA provides only a caution that racking is a
    critical design consideration, but provides no other specific
    recommendations.
    With regard to sidesway of a framed skylight due to lateral
    loads, AAMA recommends a limit of movement
    between any two points of “height/160” for glass glazing
    materials and “height/100” for non-glass glazing materials.
    Movement of supports is also addressed in the Guidelines.
    It states, “horizontal deflection of skylight supporting
    curbs should be limited to 1/750 of the curb height or 1/2 in.
    unless curb flexibility is considered in the analysis of the
    skylight frame.”
    Model building codes address supports for glass. In calculating
    deflections to check for conformity to deflection
    limits, it is permissible to take the dead load for structural
    members as zero. Likewise, in determining wind load
    deflections, it is permissible to use loads equal to 0.7 times
    the applicable load for components and cladding.
    As stated above, the model building code requirements
    for deflection limits on the support of glass state “To be
    considered firmly supported, the framing members for each
    individual pane of glass shall be designed so that the deflection
    of the edge of the glass perpendicular to the glass pane
    shall not exceed 1/175 of the glass edge length or 3/4 in.
    (19.1 mm), whichever is less, when subjected to the larger
    of the positive or negative load where loads are combined as
    specified in (Load Combinations).”
    Additionally, “where interior glazing is installed adjacent
    to a walking surface, the differential deflection of two adjacent
    unsupported edges shall not be greater than the thickness
    of the panels when a force of 50 pounds per linear foot
    (plf) (730 N/m) is applied horizontally to one panel at any
    point up to 42 in. (1067 mm) above the walking surface

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