Often its the unusual pressures on either side that causes the failures in
my experience, in places like pub gardens etc. I like the film idea, if you
can find some cheaply available and get it applied tidily, then it does
help.
Brian

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On 15/04/2021 13:38, R D S wrote:
I've screened off an outside area with a timber frame, balustrade clamps
and 5mm toughened glass. The stuff that shatters into cubes.

The panels are roughly 1600x350mm.

I had the glass already (recovered from some display cabinets). Should
the panes bust i'll replace them with something thicker as and when but
i'm just wondering what to expect from them, they look quite flimsy in
the wild!

I could test them of course, I have a couple spare, but rather than make
a mess I thought i'd invite opinion?

I assume that it is just screening against the wind and not to stop
someone falling over an edge?

At 5mm thickness and only 350mm wide, I'd say that's far more than good
enough - as long at the framing and clamps aren't moving around and
imposing any twisting loads. 4mm, un-toughened glass used to be normal for
pretty large, single-glazed windows.