Testing of glass beams intended for coating runs atrium in St. Petersburg

Before the reconstruction and restoration of the Eastern Wing of the General Staff, in order to install an atrium in the courtyard 4 for the premises of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the V.A. Kucherenko TSNIISK of JSC “SIC “Construction” tested a full-scale glass beam intended as a covering run. The article presents the test procedure, the design of the test stand, devices for applying the load and taking readings from the instruments. An analysis of the results of the experiment is presented, on the basis of which, instead of the proposed glass beams, metal beams and girders were installed on the courtyard covering. Recommendations are given for the use of glass beams as load-bearing structures.