Top 5 Glass Curtain Wall Structure Profiles You Need to Know

Glass curtain wall is the use of safety glass construction of modern buildings wall structure, the use of glass curtain wall buildings are mostly high-rise buildings, and in general, the glass curtain wall of the building will look more beautiful, more modern atmosphere. But little known is that the construction of glass curtain wall is very complex, glass curtain wall has a variety of construction methods.

1.Full hidden frame glass curtain wall

As the name suggests, the full hidden frame glass curtain wall that its surrounding frame is hidden, generally will be this glass curtain wall glass frame framed in the aluminum alloy composition of the glass support frame above, while the four sides of the framing method is also different, the upper edge of the frame and the aluminum alloy system frame of the beam in contact, the remaining three sides is to choose another way of support, that is, the support of the glass frame with the beams or vertical rods of the same side and strongly support each other.

2.Semi-hidden frame glass curtain wall

This construction method is generally divided into two kinds, one is horizontal hidden vertical instability, the other is the opposite, that is, horizontal instability vertical hidden, and full hidden frame is different, semi-hidden frame chooses the half hidden way for the construction of glass curtain wall processing. The specific construction method is to select a pair of corresponding glass edges and use adhesive for adhesive treatment, while the other pair of corresponding glass edges use aluminum alloy frames or other metal frames for connecting and supporting treatment. Semi-hidden frame glass curtain wall construction must have the above two operations, otherwise it is very easy to happen danger.

3.Open frame glass curtain wall

And the previous two construction methods are different, open frame glass curtain wall in the construction of the glass on all four sides of the use of aluminum alloy frame support and processing, from the appearance of this glass curtain wall can show a very obvious frame pattern, the safety coefficient of the open frame glass curtain wall compared to the first two is also relatively high.

4.Point-supported glass curtain wall

Point-supported glass curtain wall consists of decorative surface glass, barge assembly support structure. According to the decorative effect of the facade is divided into flat head point-supported glass curtain wall and convex head point-supported glass curtain wall. According to the supporting structure is divided into glass rib point-supported glass curtain wall, steel structure point-supported glass curtain wall, steel tie rod point-supported glass curtain wall and steel cable point-supported glass curtain wall.

5.All-glass curtain wall

All-glass curtain wall refers to the glass curtain wall composed of glass ribs and glass panels. All-glass curtain wall is with the improvement of glass production technology and product diversification and birth, it is for architects to create a peculiar, transparent, crystalline building provides the conditions, all-glass curtain wall has developed into a multi-species curtain wall family, which includes the glass rib adhesive connection all-glass curtain wall and glass rib point connection all-glass curtain wall.