TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garg, N. K. Ed.
AU  - Head, Former Ed.
TI  - Guildelines for use of glass in buildings
SN  - 8122420656
U1  - 691.6 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - New Age International (P) Ltd.
N1  - CONTENTS 1 Introduction  1 2 Types of Glass, Properties and Uses  7 2.1 Normal (Annealed) Glass  8 2.2 Laminated Glass  11 2.3 Tempered or Toughened Glass  13 2.4 Heat Strengthened Glass  15 2.5 Heat Soaked Tempered Glass  16 2.6 Reflective Glass  17 2.7 Insulating Glass Unit (Double Glazing)  19 2.8 Mirror  21 3 Selecion of Specific Glass  25 3.1 General  26 3.2 Heat Gain  26 3.3 Sound Insulation  36 3.4 Safety & Security  40 3.5 Strength  49 3.6 Aesthetics  49 3.7 General Information  50 4 Determination of Appropriate Thickness of Glass  57 4.1 General  58 4.2 Standard Nominal Thickness (SNT)  59 4.3 Design Considerations  60 4.4 Determination of Minimum Glass Thickness  61 4.5 Net Design Wind Pressure (Pnet)  64 4.6 Examples to Determine the Appropriate Thickness of Glass Panel for an Office Building in Delhi Region 70 5 Glazing Systems  103 5.1 Curtain Walling  104 5.2 Structural Glazing 104 5.3 Bolted Glazing 105 5.4 Fin Supported  Glazing 106 5.5 Cable Stayed Glazing 106 5.6 Suspended Glazing 107 5.7 Mirror Installation 108 5.8 Accessories for Glazing Systems 109 6 General Guidelines 117 6.1 General 118 6.2 Normal (Annealed) Glass 118 6.3 Laminated Glass 119 6.4 Tempered Glass 119 6.5 Reflective Glass 119 6.6 Insulating Glass 121 6.7 Mirror 121 6.8 Aluminium Framings 123 6.9 Safety from Earthquakes 124 Reference Material 125 Definitions 131
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