Wankhede Stadium Mum - DuPont

SentryGlas ® GlassInterlayer Laminate For Sports Stadium

SentryGlas ® GlassInterlayer Laminate For Sports StadiumIssueDuPont SentryGlas ® is up to 100 times stiffer and 5 times strongerthan traditional interlayer laminates and offer wide range of glassapplications in sports stadiums.Mumbai’s Wankhede cricket stadium was looking for an advancedglass solutions to design its corporate, VIP and commentaryboxes. It was an absolutely critical decision to be made in thecontext of cricket as the speeding ball could penetrate, shatter ortear off the glass joints at any time of the match. It was essentialto find an adequate solution that could provide wider glasspanels for panoramic view while keeping the space absolutelysecure for the fans, sportsmen and the commentators alike.ChallengeIt was evident that architects would have chosenlaminated glasses but with the traditional laminate PVB,the challenges were plenty. It was difficult to make wideglass panels without multiple joints, to achieve thedesired safety and durability the glasses would have to bevery thick, and the glass would not deliver on tearresistance and post breakage strength.BenefitDuPont SentryGlas ® structural interlayer performance helps architects andglazed building system manufacturers meet society’s need for greatersecurity, energy efficiency, noise reduction, healthful living, safety andmaintenance ease. It helps builders do more with less, creating innovativenew spaces, while providing greater protection for occupants.SolutionDuPont SentryGlas ® glass interlayer is a science based glass laminatesolution that offers strength and open-edge durability to enable framelesssafety glass covers for all important spaces in the cricket stadium. DuPontSentryGlas ® is stiffer and tougher than conventional interlayers, and it canwithstand greater impacts like a speeding cricket ball.SentryGlas ® glass interlayer is up to 100 times stiffer and 5 times strongerthan traditional interlayer laminates, helping thinner laminates meetspecified wind loads or structural requirements. SentryGlas ® can toleratehigh stress loads; the interlayer becomes a higher performing structurallayer in the multilayer composite.Originally created for specialty markets such as high-security glazing andhurricane windows, DuPont TM SentryGlas ® glass interlayers now are beingspecified wherever architects or engineers need a material that can makea difference in glass performance. Laminated Glass solution withSentryGlas ® interlayer improves long-term weather resistance of laminatedglass systems.