Five Styles Glass Curtain Wall Structures

The glass curtain wall is the wall structure of a modern building constructed with safety glass.

Most of the buildings that use glass curtain walls are high-rise buildings.

Buildings with glass curtain walls will look more beautiful and modern.

The structure of the glass curtain wall is very complicated.

1. Fully hidden frame glass curtain wall

Fully hidden frame glass curtain wall, that is, the surrounding frame is hidden,

Generally, the glass frame of this kind of glass curtain wall is fixed on a glass support frame made of aluminum alloy.

At the same time, the fixing methods of the four sides are also different.

The upper frame is in contact with the beam of the aluminum alloy system frame, and the remaining three sides It is to choose another way to support.

That is, the support is equal to the horizontal beam or vertical rod of the glass sash, and they support each other strongly.

2. Semi-hidden frame glass curtain wall

This construction method is generally divided into two types, one is horizontal and vertical instability, and the other is the opposite, that is, horizontal and vertical instability, which is different from the fully hidden frame.

The semi-invisible frame chooses the semi-invisible method. Structural treatment of glass curtain wall.

The specific construction method is to select a pair of corresponding glass edges and glue them together, while the other pair of corresponding glass edges use aluminum alloy frames or other metal frames for connection and support.

When constructing a semi-hidden frame glass curtain wall, the above two operations must be selected, otherwise, it is very prone to danger.

3. Exposed frame glass curtain wall

Different from the previous two construction methods, the exposed frame glass curtain wall uses aluminum alloy frame support and treatment on the four sides of the glass during construction.

From the outside, this kind of glass curtain wall can show a very obvious frame pattern.

The safety factor of the glass curtain wall is relatively high compared to the first two.

4. Point-supported glass curtain wall

The point-supported glass curtain wall is composed of decorative surface glass and a supporting structure for connecting components.

According to the decorative effect of the facade, it is divided into flat-head point-supported glass curtain walls and convex-head point-supported glass curtain walls.

To the supporting structure, it is divided into glass rib point-supported glass curtain wall, steel structure point-supported glass curtain wall, steel rod point-supported glass curtain wall, and steel cable point-supported glass curtain wall

5. Full glass curtain wall

An all-glass curtain wall refers to a glass curtain wall composed of glass ribs and glass panels, It was born with the improvement of glass production technology and the diversification of products.

It provides the conditions for architects to create a peculiar, transparent, and crystal-clear building.

The all-glass curtain wall has developed into a multi-variety curtain wall family.

It includes a glass rib glued all-glass curtain wall and a glass rib point connecting the all-glass curtain wall.

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