Basics Glass Construction

Andreas Achilles; Diane Navratil

Published by Birkhäuser 2017

Basics Glass Construction

Andreas Achilles and Diane Navratil

In the series Basics (englisch)

In the series Basics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035612813

Overview
Contents

About this book

The variety of the material glass

Glass construction is one of the most varied and innovative areas of structural design. Glass connects exterior and interior spaces; at the same time, it protects the interior space from the outside world. Its constructional possibilities go far beyond classical window constructions. Special glasses possess astonishing physical characteristics and can thus be used in varied and creative ways.

Topics:

Glass as building material
Processing and finishing
Applications
Construction types
Connections / Mountings

Helps build an understanding of the construction material and its possible applications
Presents the broad range of the building material and the functional glasses
Supports the development of a technical grasp of construction

Author / Editor information

Andreas Achilles, independent architect and author, Stuttgart; Diane Navratil, civil engineer in the city planning office, Karlsruhe.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Building material Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Special-purpose glass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Design glass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Construction and assembly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Applications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Appendix
Standards, guidelines, regulations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Literature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Original publisher: Birkhäuser Verlag
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 79
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 87
- Tables: 7
Keywords: Studies of architecture; Glass construction; Architectural student handbook; Architecture; Basics series; Textbook architecture; Building material; Construction

eBook

Published: May 22, 2017
ISBN: 9783035612813

Paperback

Published: October 17, 2008
ISBN: 9783764388515