CURTAIN
WALL AND ALUMINIUM WINDOWS AND DOORS
INTRODUCTION
Curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the
outer wall are non-structural, but merely keep the weather out and the
occupants in. as the curtain wall is non-structural it can be made of
lightweight material, reducing construction costs. When the glass is used as
the curtail wall, a great advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper
within the building. The curtain wall façade does not carry any dead load
weight from the building other than its own dead load weight. A curtain is
designed to resist air and water infiltration, sway induced by wind and seismic
forces acting on the building, and its own dead weight forces.
TYPES OF CURTAIN WALLS
- Stick
systems: The vast majority of curtain walls are installed long pieces between
floors vertically and between vertical members horizontally. Framing
members may be fabricated in the shop, but all installation and glazing is
typically performed at the site.
- Ladder
systems: Its very similar to a
Stick system, it has a mullions which can be split and then either
clipped, or screwed together consisting of a half box and plate, this
allows sections of curtain wall to be fabricated in shop effectively
reducing the time spent installing the system on site.
- Unitized systems: This system entails factory fabrication and assembly of panels and may include factory glazing. These completed units are hung on the building structure to form the building enclosure. It has advantage of speed, lower field installation costs, and quality control within an interior climate controlled environment.
- Spider Curtain Wall etc
Curtain wall systems must be designed to handle all loads imposed on it as well as keep air and water from penetrating the building envelope.
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