- Introduction to the Design of Building Facades
- Design Using Glass
- Design Using Aluminum - Structural Calculations for Mullions and Transoms
- Design of a Curtain Wall
- Design Using Sealant
- Screws, Rivets and Metal Lugs
- How to Design a Window System
- How to Design a Stone Cladding System
- How to Design a Metal Cladding System
- Design for Glass Walls, Canopies and Skylights
- How to Determine Design Wind Pressures on a Building Enclosure
- Mock-up Testing
- Fire Resistance Required by BD to Skylights and Curtain Walls
- Definitions of the Terms Used in Curtain Wall Design
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE DESIGN OF BUILDING FACADES
1.1 Definition of a Curtain Wall
1.2 Types of Building Facade Systems That Will Be Discussed in This Book
2.1 General
2.2 Production of Annealed Float Glass
2.3 Mechanical/Physical Properties of Glass
2.4 Ultimate Bending Stresses of Glass
2.5 Allowable Bending Stresses
2.6 Selection of Glass Using Timoshenko Formulas for Structural Calculations
2.7 Calculation Using the Diagrams of BS 6262
2.8 Calculation of Deflections and Bending Stresses for Laminated Glass and Double Glazing Glass Panels
2.9 When Should We Use Tempered Glass?
2.10 Causes to Glass Breakage
2.11 Under What Conditions the Tempered Glass Should Not Be Used?
2.12 Reflective Glass
2.13 Laminated Glass
2.14 Correct Use of Safety Films for Glass
2.15 Low E Glass
2.16 Quality Requirements for Glass
2.17 Codes to be Followed for Glass Design
3. DESIGN USING ALUMINUM - STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS FOR MULLIONS AND TRANSOMS
3.1 Codes for Aluminum Design
3.2 Physical Properties of Aluminum
3.3 Permissible Stresses for Aluminum Alloy 6063 Extrusions
3.4 Finishes for Aluminum Alloys
3.5 Structural Calculation
4.1 Design of the Connections between a Mullion and a Transom
4.2 Design of Adaptors and Beads (Clipped in or Screwed/Clamped on to the Main Frame)
4.3 Design of Cappings
4.4 Minimum Edge Cover for Glazing
4.5 Correct Use of Weep Holes
4.6 Fixing of a Curtain Wall to a Building Structure
4.7 Expansion Joints
4.8 Thermal Insulation
5.1 Sealant Types Based on Uses
5.2 Sealant Application
5.3 Sealant Tests
5.4 Allowable Stresses
5.5 Calculation for Sealant Bite
5.6 Sealant for Double Glazing Units
5.7 Joint of Weather Sealant
5.8 A Field Sealant Adhesion Test
6. SCREWS, RIVETS AND METAL LUGS
6.1 Screws to Be Stainless Steel to Avoid Rusting Stains
6.2 Rivets
6.3 Example: Sashes Detached from a Residential Building
6.4 How to Calculate a Screw?
6.5 Exercises
6.6 Metal Lugs
7. HOW TO DESIGN A WINDOW SYSTEM
7.1 Typical Window Sections
7.2 Calculation of Metal Lugs
7.3 Expansion Joints
8. HOW TO DESIGN A STONE CLADDING SYSTEM
8.1 General
8.2 Stone Data
8.3 Typical Fixings for Stone Panels
8.4 Fixings to Concrete: Anchor Bolts or Embeds?
8.5 Will Mid-Span Support Reduce the Bending Stress in a Stone Panel?
8.6 Installation Tolerance
8.7 Expansion Joints
9. HOW TO DESIGN A METAL CLADDING SYSTEM
9.1 Fixings for Metal Cladding Systems
9.2 Calculation Should Include Local Bending
9.3 Panels Hung on a Frame Should Have a Locking System to Avoid Uplift
9.4 Installation Tolerances When Halfen Channels Are Use
9.5 Panels Fixed Around Its Edges with Screws
9.6 Metal Roof Claddings
10. DESIGN FOR GLASS WALLS, CANOPIES AND SKYLIGHTS
10.1 Glass Walls
10.2 Skylights and Domes
10.3 Canopies
10.4 Glass Doors
11. HOW TO DETERMINE DESIGN WIND PRESSURES ON A BUILDING ENCLOSURE
11.1 The Wind
11.2 Typhoons
11.3 Boundary Layer Wind Flow
11.4 General Distribution of Wind Pressures on Building Surface
11.5 How to Use Hong Kong Wind Code to Determine the Design Wind Pressures on a Building Enclosure
11.6 Wind Tunnel Tests
12.1 Why Should Curtain Walls Be Tested?
12.2 Mock-Up Size
12.3 Other Tests
12.4 Test Required by Hong Kong Housing Authority
12.5 Test Equipment
12.6 Testing Procedures
13. FIRE RESISTANCE REQUIRED BY BD TO SKYLIGHTS AND CURTAIN WALLS
13.1 Objectives of a Fire Resisting Construction
13.2 How to Achieve the Objectives?
13.3 Requirements for Skylights and Curtain Walls