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PLEXIGLAS® SHEET:
ESTIMATED SURFACE DEFLECTION* OF HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED, FLAT PANELS

All four edges simply supported. Load is weight of the Plexiglas® sheet only. Temperature < 120°F.


Thickness
(in)
Size
(in)
Initial
(in)
One Year
(in)
Three Years
(in)
.118
12 x 12
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
18 x 18
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
24 x 24
1/8
3/16
3/16
.
30 x 30
3/16
5/16
5/16
.
36 x 36
5/16
7/16
7/16
.
42 x 42
3/8
9/16
9/16
.
48 x 48
1/2
11/16
3/4
.
60 x 60
3/4
1
1-1/16
.177
12 x 12
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
18 x 18
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
24 x 24
1/16
1/8
1/8
.
30 x 30
1/8
3/16
3/16
.
36 x 36
3/16
5/16
3/8
.
42 x 42
5/16
7/16
1/2
.
48 x 48
7/16
5/8
5/8
.
60 x 60
11/16
7/8
15/16
.236
12 x 12
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
18 x 18
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
24 x 24
1/16
1/16
1/16
.
30 x 30
1/16
1/8
1/8
.
36 x 36
1/8
1/4
1/4
.
42 x 42
1/4
3/8
3/8
.
48 x 48
9/16
1/2
9/16
.
60 x 60
9/16
13/16
7/8

* Data is not for specification purposes.

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