GLASS

PRESENTED BY
RUSHALI SRIVASTAVA
B.ARCH 2ND YEAR 4TH SEM
GLASS
• GLASS IS AN AMORPHOUS (NON – CRYSTALLINE)
SOLID WHICH IS OFTEN TRANSPARENT AND HAS
WIDESPREAD PRACTICAL , TECHNOLOGICAL , AND
DECORATIVE USAGE IN THINGS LIKE WINDOW
PANES
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS
• USE AS A BUILDING MATERIAL.
• USED AS TRANSPARENT GLAZING MATERIAL IN THE
BUILDING ENVELOPE,INCLUDING WINDOWS IN THE
EXTERNAL WALLS.
• ALSO USED FOR INTERNAL PARTITION AND AS AN
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE.
• GLASS IS OFTEN OF A SAFETY TYPE,WHICH
INCLUDE REINFORCED,TOUGHENED AND
LAMINATED GLASSES.
TYPES
• FLAT GLASS
• SAFETY GLASS
• ACOUSTIC GLASS
• COLOURD GLASS
• SPECIAL GLASS
• EXTRA CLEAR GLASS
• ACID ETCHED GLASS
• ETCHED GLASS
• FIRE RATD GLASS
• MIRROR GLASS
• COATED GLASS
• PATTERN GLASS
• ANNEALED GLASS
FLAT GLASS
• THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF FLAT GLASS
1.THE FLOAT
2.THE PRINTED GLASS
FLOAT GLASS
• FLOAT GLASS IS A TRANSPARENT,COLORLESS OR
COLORED GLASS,WITH UNIFORM THICKNESS AND
HOMOGENEOUS MASS.
• IT IS IDEAL GLASS FOR APPLICATION THAT DEMAND
PERFECT VISIBILITY.
• HAS HIGH LIGHT TRANSMISSION , DOUBLE
GLAZING.
• IT IS USED IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY , OF
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, CIVIL CONSTRUCTION,
FURNITURE AND DECORATION.
PRINTED GLASS
• THE PRINTED GLASS IS A TRANSLUCENT FLAT
GLASS, COLOURLESS OR COLOURED , WHICH
RECEIVES THE PRINTING OF A PATTERN (DRAWING)
WHEN IS LEAVING THE FURNANCE.
• IT IS USED IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND DECORATION.
SAFETY GLASS
• PRODUCED FROM THE FLOAT GLASS , AIMING
REDUCE THE RISK IN CASE OF ACCIDENT AND
ACCIDENT BREAK.
• THE SAFETY GLASSES ARE DEFINED BY ABNT AS
THOSE THAT WHEN BROKEN, PRODUCE
FRAGMENTS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURIES.
SAFETY GLASS
1. TEMPERED GLASS
2. LAMINATED GLASS
TEMPERED GLASS
• THE TEMPERED GLASS IS A FLOAT GLASS THAT
RECIEVES A THERMAL TREATMENT ( IT IS HEATED
AND COOLED QUICKLY ) , WHICH MAKES IT MORE
RIGID AND RESISTANT TO BREAKAGE.
• IF IT BREAKS IT PRODUCES TIPS AND EDGES LESS
CUTTING,AND IT FRAGMENTS IN SMALL ROUND
PIECES.
LAMINATED GLASS
• THE LAMINATED GLASS IS COMPOSED BY TWO
GLASS PLATES INTERCALATED BY A PLASTIC SKIN
OF GREAT RESISTANCE.
• THE LAMINATED GLASS IS USED AS COVER,
FACADES, BALCONIES, GUARDRAIL , DOORS,
WINDOWS,PARTITIONS,SHOWCASE, FLOORINGS
AND OTHER.
• THE LAMINATED GLASS HAS OTHER BENEFITS AS
THE REDUCTION OF EXTERNAL NOISE ENTRANCE
(WHEN COMPARED TO THE COMMON GLASSES )
AND THE PROTECTION AGAINST UV RAYS.
SPECIAL GLASS
• WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE IN THE
CREATION OF MICRO LAYERS, SEVERAL SPECIAL
TYPES OF GLASSES HAVE COME UP
• ACTUALLY THESE GLASSES HAVE LAYERS OF
DIVERSE TYPE OF MATERIAL,THESE LAYERS OF
MICROSCOPIC DIMENSION THAT OFFER SEVERAL
DIFFERENTIATED CHARACTERISTICS TO THE
GLASS.
SPECIAL GLASS TYPES
• SUN PROTECTION GLASS
• SELF CLEANING GLASS
• LOW REFLECTION GLASS
• LOW EMISSIVITY GLASS
ETCHED GLASS
• IT IS A GLASS WORKED WITH JETS OF SAND GRAINS
THAT MECHANICALLY ATTACK THE
GLASS,TRANSFORMING IT IN TRANSLUCENT AND
SLIGHTLY ROUGH.IT IS USED IN FURNITURE AND
DECORATION.
ACID ETCHED GLASS
• THEY ARE GLASSES TREATED WITH ACID AND WITH
WHITISH APPEARANCE.
• IT OFFERS SEVERAL AESTHETIC OPTIONS FOR
ARCHITECT AND DECORATORS.
GLASS BRICKS
• THESE ARE HOLLOW GLASS UNITS OR BLOCKS OF
GLASS SHAPED TO WORK AS GLASS
• JOINED WITH THE HELP OF SILICON SEALANTS TO
OBTAIN SEAMLESS FINISH.
• GLASS BLOCKS MAY CAN BE COLOURED AND HAVE
DECORATED SURFACES
• WALLS OF GLASS BLOCKS MEETING FIRE
RESISTANCE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
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