Studying Studying and Testing of Windows with Aluminum Frame by Thai Industrial standards

Abstract

The doors and windows with aluminum-frames, the product designers are required to design the structural strength of the product to pass the test standards that defined by The Thai Industrial Standards Institute Therefore, the design of those products must pass the testing criteria according to the standards, such as the doors and windows with aluminum frames standards. Deflection or wind resistance is an important part of the quality requirement. This research focuses on studying the deflection of aluminum-framed sliding window prototypes by comparing results from another methods: basic engineering calculation formulas commonly used by design engineers, computer simulation of deflection testing, and actual testing by a pressure chamber in laboratory. The test results indicate that structural calculations using basic formulas can significantly predict deflection, and the deflection values obtained from computer simulation closely match those from actual testing. However, computer simulations have some limitations in practical applications. Therefore, manufacturers need to understand both approaches to apply them effectively to reduce production costs.