Glass: A Building Material Presentation

Glass A Building Material. Glass. A solid, breakable and transparent material. Sand melts at 1700ºC. Vocabulary. Plate glass – thick glass, typically used for shop windows. Different types of glass. Float glass – is a glass having a superior quality of optic clarity. Shatterproof glass – resists shattering or breaking down into small edged pieces. Laminated glass. Self cleaning glass. Chromatic glass can control the daylight and transparency. Tinted glass is a colored glass. Toughened (safety glass or tempered) glass – specially processed glass. Patterned glass – used for decorative purposes. Wired glass – wired mesh is present in between the structure of glass. Glass blocks. Glass wool is an insulating material made out of flexible glass fibers. Insulated glazed units. Mirrored glass. Uses of glass in construction. Glass bridges. Apple Fifth Avenue. The Louvre Pyramid. Rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments. Harpa. Stained glass. Metal strips are used to hold glass pieces together. Disadvantages of glass. High cost Glass is brittle Impact resistance is low Unsafe for earthquake-prone areas.

A solid, breakable and transparent material. Sand melts at 1700ºC.

Plate glass – thick glass, typically used for shop windows. Obscurity – the state of being difficult to see Transparency – the condition of being transparent Glazing – fixing infilling of plastic glazing sheet of glass Translucent – transmitting light, but an object cannot be seen clearly through the material Shell – hollow construction when accomplished with a very thin curved plate or slab Pane – flat sheet of glass installed in a window or door Adhesive – substance that binds two surfaces together Brittle – characteristic of a material that makes it fracture easily without bending or deforming.

Chromatic glass can control the daylight and transparency.

Toughened (safety glass or tempered) glass – specially processed glass, that is very tough and does not break easily.

Patterned glass – used for decorative purposes.

Wired glass – wired mesh is present in between the structure of glass.

Insulated glazed units – type of glass made by combining two to three layers of glasses, separated by air or vacuum.