Case Study British Airways London Eye, London City: London Country: UK Product: Dow Corning ® 3-0117 Dow Corning ® 993 Dow Corning ® 700 Architect: David Marks Curtainwall: Sigma The project: • The British Airways London Eye is one of London’s newest and tallest landmarks, and is the biggest observation wheel in the world. It consists of 32 glazed capsules each of which can carry up to 25 people on a rotating, 135 meter diameter wheel. • Each oval shaped capsule is completely enclosed by curved glass, calculated to withstand a windforce of about 280 km/h (174 mph) and to be strong enough to take the weight of 25 people standing on it. • Sigma, the contractor for the capsules, chose to work with Dow Corning for the assembly of the 1600 m 2 of curved glass, using three products. They needed

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