Philip A Rougier

M.Phil C.Env MCIOB FBEng

 

 

 

 

Philip Rougier contributes technical input to the WindowMan forum, responding to glass and glazing questions. Click this link : The WindowMan Forum

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Safety Glazing

Critical risk areas (dimensioned diagram)
Glass Facts (background glass information for litigators)


Texts of published technical articles

See You in Court !  (a flavour of the Court process)
Pssst! ... want a CDM ?  (the Construction Design and Management Regulations)
Bay Watch - The Disaster Movie  (bay window structural failures)
The Top Ten (the top ten glazing defects)
Tough Talk and Professional Judgement  (considerations on Toughened glass use)
The Trouble with Georgian Glazing Bars  (why they should be avoided)
Did the Earth Move For You (subsidence advice to owners)


Laminated Glass (video, VHS PAL)

Safety and Security Glass impact tests and background information (7 mins play time, VHS PAL) - also now available in .mpg format [76.5 Mb, on CD]. Produced by the Laminated Glass Information Centre (Monsanto), this video highlights the benefits of laminated glass and shows examples of the principal British Standard glass breakage tests. It also features Owen Luder, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and Philip Rougier as an independent glazing consultant.

Click below to play extracts in .MPG format in your browser [broadband], or right click and click on Save Target As .. to download to your computer.

Glass Types
[12 Mb]

Armed Attack
[9 Mb]

BS 6206 test
[5 Mb]

BS 5544 test
[4 Mb]


The Civil Procedure Rules for Expert Witnesses and Assessors

Part 35 : Experts and Assessors
http://www.dca.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/contents/parts/part35.htm

Practice Direction : Experts and Assessors (Supplements CPR Part 35)
http://www.dca.gov.uk/civil/procrules_fin/contents/practice_directions/pd_part35.htm