Glass in Building: A Guide to Modern Architectural Glass Performance - Brossura

Button, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0750621702 ISBN 13: 9780750621700

Casa editrice: Butterworth Architecture, 1994

Riassunto

This work concerns the technology of glass and its relationship with the building occupant. Glass fulfils a multitude of functions in buildings in addition to its traditional role. Innovative architectural designs, together with the development of new glass types, continually extend the range of applications of this material. The book is a comprehensive guide to the nature and performance of glass and its relationship with the building occupant. It explores the visual, thermal, mechanical and protective functions so that specifiers of glass can fully understand what they can achieve with it. Numerous line diagrams help to explain relevant points of theory, while built examples are illustrated by colour photographs throughout the text.

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Recensione

'..it is likely to become a main reference book on glass.. 'The quality of the text is high, it is well set out and very readable..@ D.G.E. Smith - The Structural Engineer, May 1994
'This is the definitive layman's book on the most important modern building material.' Architectural Design - Architectural Design, October 1993
' For students there is much to stimulate their interest in this area of glass
technology and to provide a sound basis for any essays they are asked to
write on the subject. The book also has an extensive index and useful
appendices explaining a number of specialist glass terms.'

GLASS TECHNOLOGY

Contenuti

Preface; Glass in modern architecture; Manufacturing processes and window glass functions; Visual functions (light and heat, view in and out, daylight, appearance); Thermal functions (thermal comfort, heat loss, heat gain, heat balance); Mechanical functions (durability, strength); Resistance to natural forces (wind and snow, water, thermal stress); Resistance to man-made forces (personal, explosive, bullet, burglar); Other functions (electromagnetic shielding, fire existence, sound insulation); Appendices; Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Butterworth Architecture
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0750621702
• ISBN 13: 9780750621700
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Redattore: Pye Brian
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile