UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND

ACADEMIE LIBANAISE DES BEAUX ARTS

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I
PROJECT 2 - PHASE A
PRESTEND TO MR. BASHAR AL AMINE
PRESENTED BY DIALA TANNOUS
26/4/2013

CHAPTER 1:
CURTAIN WALL
1. Information about glass used
and its specifications
2.Technical drawing of many cases
( elevation, plan and section)
3.Isometric of curtain wall detail
4.Some of the spiders types

1. CURTAIN WALL :
1. DEFINITION:
A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a

building in which the outer walls are non-structural,

but merely keep the weather out and the occupants in.
The curtain wall facade does not carry any dead load

weight from the building other than its own dead

load weight

2. APPLICATION:
Developed for use in public buildings, schools,
hospitals, universities, office blocks and factories.

3. dimensions:
dimensions used in my drawings for
c u rta i n w a l l g l a ss t h i c k n e ss
240mm.

4. some types of glass:

A) laminated safeted glass:

b)Tempered or Toughened Glass:

c) soundproof glass:
Glass can transmit noise by mechanical

Made in the form of a sandwich consisting of an interlayer Tempered glass is an extremely strong glass which is vibration and through air

of transparent plastic material such as celluloid between

two sheets of plate or sheet glass.
When one or both sheets of this composite material are
broken the glass adheres to the inter layer so that there is
no danger from the flying fragments.

h e at t r e at e d t o a u n i f o r m t e m p e rat u r e o f
approximately 650C and rapidly cooled.
If a deep scratch or an impact penetrates the surface,
the glass will break into a number of small particles.

leaks associated with the glass .

The practical noise control measures are
limited by the properties of glass and other
glazing materials.
As sound is an air-borne phenomenon, noise
control measures can also be strongly
affected by the airtightness of the glass.

3.TECHNICAL DRAWINGS:

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N.B: TECHNICAL DRAWINGS ARE IN A AUTOCAD

FILE IN CURTAIN WALL FOLDER.

4. TYPES OF SPIDERS:

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elevation

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4. TYPES OF SPIDERS:

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4. TYPES OF SPIDERS:

CHAPTER 2:
CURTAIN GLASS
1. Information about curtain glass
and pictures
2.Technical drawing ( elevation,
plan and section)

CURTAIN GLASS:
Door panels are constructed from 10, 12 or 15mm
toughened glass with 118mm high x 40mm wide aluminum

top and bottom rails. Rails are hinged together with

custom design stainless steel hinges.

WE HAVE MANY WAYS FOR A CURTAIN GLASS TO

OPEN AND CLOSE HERE ARE SOME PLAN

EXAMPLES FOR DIFFERENT CASES.

NB: TECHNICAL DRAWINGS ARE ON AN AUTOCAD

FORMAT WITH CURTAIN GLASS NAME ON THIS CD.

CHAPTER 3:
FRAME LESS GLASS
1. Information about FRAMELESS
glass and pictures
2.Technical drawing ( elevation,
plan and section)ON AUTOCAD

FRAME LESS GLASS:

Specifications:
expose frameless glass
1.thickness:2.0-3.0mm
2.surface treatment:anodized,powder
coated

ELEVATION OF FRAME LESS GLASS.

SECTION
WE HAVE DIFFERENT METAL CONNECTORS EACH DESIGN
IS MADE TO HOLD A CERTAIN CASE OF GLASS.

FRAME LESS GLASS:

CHAPTER 4:
ALUMINUM CURTAIN GLASS
1. Information about ALUMINUM
CURTAIN WALL AND PICTURES
2. SPANDREL PANEL ( INFO AND
DRAWINGS)
3..Technical drawing ( elevation,
plan and section)

ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL:

TYPES OF GLASS:

The specification of aluminum frame less

glass curtain wall profile is of
1:Profile:
A:Alloy:Aluminium 6063-T5.
B:Thickness:1.4mm-3.0mm.
C:Finishing:Anodized Sliver or
Bronze/Powder Coated Any Color
Electrophoresis
Sliver&Champagne/PVDF
2:Glass:
A: Glass curtain wall with different
glass thickness and layer :
B:Color:Tinted(Grey/Green/Blue/Tea/or
the others) or clear
C:Special:Low-E Glass/Reflected
Glass/Tempered Glass/Float Glass/Art
Glass
3:Accessroy: Zinc Alloy And Stainless
Steel accessory. Use Glass
Silicone/Glazing Rubber.
4:Design And Produce According to
Customer's detail requirement.

SPANDREL PANEL :

DEFINITION:
Spandrel Glass is a heat-processed glass
with ceramic frit permanently fused to the
surface of the glass. Since it is tempered or
heat-strengthened glass, the spandrel glass
is five or two times stronger than annealed
glass and more resistant to uniform loading
pressures and thermal stresses.

PURPOSE:
Hide areas of your building construction
with spandrel glass. It is combining with
normal vision units to create an effect
that your building is constructed totally
of glass.

Applications
non-vision areas
spandrel glass/wall cladding
curtain walls

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