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Author Weller, Bernhard, author.

Title Glass in building : principles, applications, examples / Bernhard Weller, Kristina Härth, Silke Tasche, Stefan Unnewehr ; translators, Gerd H. Söffker, Philip Thrift
Edition 1st edition
Published Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations
Series Detail Practice
Detail practice.
Contents Basic glass and derived products -- Glasses for species requirements -- Designing with glass -- Constructing with glass -- Building legislation provisions -- Examples of the use of building with glass
Summary "Glass in Building" opens up a whole range of fascinating design possibilities for the planning architect. Glass has long served as a translucent room closing element, but its range of possible uses is actually much wider. It not only offers protection against the external world, for example, noise or fire; despite its apparent fragility, it can even take on load-bearing functions in supporting structures. In combination with various different finishing methods, materials, and coatings, it also satisfies exacting structural-physical standards. "Glass in Building" offers a clear, compact, and illustrated overview of the material-appropriate use of this varied and versatile material in building construction and provides information that goes far beyond the basics on designing with glass and producing and using specialized glass products, as well as on the building and planning regulations that must be taken into account when constructing with glass. A selection of exemplary realized projects rounds out the theoretical section
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 26, 2024)
Subject Glass construction.
Form Electronic book
Author Härth, Kristina, author
Tasche, Silke, author.
Unnewehr, Stefan, author
ISBN 9783034603829
3034603827
Other Titles Glasbau. English