Glass in building : a guide to modern architectural glass performance : Pilkington /

Button, David.

Glass in building : a guide to modern architectural glass performance : Pilkington / David Button [and eight others] - Oxford, United Kingdom : Butterworth Architecture, c1993 - xi, 372 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction to the History of Architectural Glass -- Chapter 2. Manufacturing Processes and Window Glass Functions -- Chapter 3. Introduction to Heat and Light -- Chapter 4. View Out and View In -- Chapter 5. Daylight -- Chapter 6. Appearance -- Chapter 7. Introduction to Thermal Comfort -- Chapter 8. Heat Loss -- Chapter 9. Heat Gain -- Chapter 10. Heat Balance -- Chapter 11. Durability of Glass -- Chapter 12. Strength of Glass -- Chapter 13. Resistance to Wind and Snow -- Chapter 14. Resistance to Water Loading --Chapter 15. Resistance to Thermal Stress -- Chapter 16. Resistance to Human Impact --Chapter 17. Resistance to Explosive Loading -- Chapter 18. Resistance to Bullet Impact -- Chapter 19. Resistance to Burglar Attack -- Chapter 20. Electromagnetic Shielding -- Chapter 21. Fire Resistance -- Chapter 22. Sound Insulation.

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GLASS CONSTRUCTION

NA 4140 .G53 1993