Performance Based Assessment of Building Cladding Against Hailstorms

Performance Modelling of Aluminium Building Cladding under Hail Hazards

S Shi, N Lam, Y Cui, E Gad, L Zhang

2026-01-01

Hailstorms are among the most frequent and damaging forms of localised extreme weather events, and their impact on building envelo..

Predictive Modelling of Hail Impact Damage on Toughened Glazing Panels

Y Cui, N Lam, S Shi, E Gad, L Zhang

2026-01-01

Glazing facades are amongst the most vulnerable element in a modern building to severe weather conditions including hailstorms. Re..

Fragility curves for hail resistance of toughened glass

Yiwen Cui, Nelson Lam, Shuangmin Shi, Emad Gad, Lihai Zhang

2025-06-01

Damage to glazing installations including skylights in a windstorm, or hailstorm, can be very costly and disruptive. Many owners a..

Hail impact damage modelling of polymeric core aluminium sandwich panels

S Shi, N Lam, Y Cui, JM Goh, E Gad, L Zhang

2025-02-01

Aluminium sandwich panels (ASPs) with polymeric core made up of aluminium face sheets and a polymer-mineral composite core present..

Fast fracture in toughened glass when impacted randomly by Ice

Y Cui, N Lam, S Shi, G Lu, E Gad, L Zhang

2024-12-01

Modelling the triggering of fracture at a pre-existing flaw is an evolving method of predicting ultimate failure in glass. This fr..

Life-cycle performance of aluminium cladding panels in resisting hailstorms

Shuangmin Shi, Nelson Lam, Yiwen Cui, Guoxing Lu, Emad Gad, Lihai Zhang

2024-05-01

This paper delves into cumulative damage on aluminium cladding panels attributed to hailstorms throughout the lifespan of the inst..

Flexural strains in a toughened glass panel generated by impact of an ice sphere

Y Cui, N Lam, S Shi, G Lu, E Gad, L Zhang

2023-10-01

An analytical model for predicting flexural strains on a toughened glass panel generated by the impact of ice is presented in this..

Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact

Shuangmin Shi, Nelson Lam, Yiwen Cui, Guoxing Lu, Emad Gad, Lihai Zhang

2023-09-01

In spite of colossal damage caused to aluminium panels in hailstorms, there is currently no rational design procedure found on res..

Indentation into an aluminium panel by the impact of a rigid spherical object

Shuangmin Shi, Nelson Lam, Yiwen Cui, Lihai Zhang, Guoxing Lu, Emad Gad

2022-11-01

This paper introduces algebraic expressions for determining the amount of permanent indentation caused to an aluminium panel when ..

Experiments on an ice ball impacting onto a rigid target

Siyu Chen, Emad Gad, Lihai Zhang, Nelson Lam, Shanqing Xu, Guoxing Lu

2022-09-01

This paper is concerned with the peak force (Fp) and time of occurrence (Tp) generated by the spherical ice specimen impacting ont..