Construction glass is a type of construction material that appears increasingly popular in construction projects. It is diverse in both types and sizes. But not many people really understand what construction glass is. It is applied in construction, how is life? Let's find out with ECO GLASS.
Construction glass helps expand space.
What is construction glass?
As the name suggests, construction glass is a material made from glass. It comes in sheet form and is used in design and construction. Construction glass often has a large length and width, while the thickness is much smaller. Each glass line has its own characteristics with different technical specifications. Glass is produced using different technologies.
More and more, new lines of glasses are being developed and improved with many outstanding advantages. This causes this type of construction material to cover all large and small projects. From personal homes to commercial centers, high-rise buildings, hotels, airports, bus stations or civil housing projects.
There are many different ways to classify construction glass. Can be based on characteristics, thickness, processing technology. Among them, the most popular are construction glass lines. For example: normal glass, tempered glass, laminated safety glass, hydraulic glass, etc. have different applications.
Some common applications of practical construction glass today
Each line of construction glass is used differently, for example:
Tempered glass
Completely tempered glass doors have superior hardness and bearing capacity. In particular, the hardness is 4-5 times that of normal glass. More specifically, when there is too much impact, the glass will break into small particles like corn kernels, causing less damage than sharp pieces.
In addition, tempered glass also has good scratch resistance. The surface compression index is up to 10,000 PSI (normal construction float glass can only withstand a maximum compression of 3500 PSI), high safety. These superior features help tempered glass withstand high winds. Withstands impacts and vibrations better.
Current tempered glass can be pure tempered glass or tempered glass (with at least 1 layer of tempered glass with a safety layer). Tempered glass is currently the top choice for today's projects. Because the safety is very high and meets material requirements well.
Depending on the manufacturing technology, tempered glass can achieve good sound insulation. It helps expand space, creating modern architecture for large and small projects and buildings.
Hydraulic Glass Door
This type of door has hydraulic hinges and the door panel is tempered glass. Specifically, the door is composed of 3 parts:
– Tempered glass can be curved or flat, in many sizes and sprayed with colored paint.
– Hydraulic hinges help gradually reduce force, spreading it evenly throughout. At the same time, create an opening direction of up to 90 degrees, open 1 or 2 sides or push it away depending on the design.
– The door may have other accessories such as glass braces and hydraulic door closers.
There are also aluminum frame glass doors and plastic frame glass doors. It has the following advantages: good soundproofing and heat insulation, light weight, high strength, durable and beautiful at a very reasonable price.
Hanging Glass Doors
This is a type of glass door system, with rails hanging above and the door being pulled out to both sides. This type of sliding door has a clamp used to fix the glass with the clamp body. Above the clamp there are round wheels, running on a 30×30 aluminum bar with a guide. This design allows the glass to slide easily, reduce vibration and prevent it from slipping off the rails.
In addition, the rail also has a small limit, used to fix the door to a certain position. The type of construction glass commonly used for this door system is tempered glass with a thickness of 8 - 10mm, the load is not too large. Rail glass doors are widely used in construction design, making windows, interroom doors, main travel doors or even glass bathroom doors.
Aluminum Glass Facade
Aluminum and glass facades have been especially widely used in recent years for hotels, villas, high-rise buildings, and shopping centers.
Aluminum and glass facades include 4 main types of systems:
+ Stick facade system
+ Unitized façade system
+ Spider facade system
+ Semi-Unitized façade system
The above aluminum and glass facade systems are all made from 3 parts:
Glass: can be single glass, box glass, safety glass, patterned glass, tempered glass or semi-tempered glass.
Profile bar extruded from aluminum alloy.
The gasket system is made from anti-aging, waterproof, soundproof EPD material, ensuring tightness.
Tempered glass roof
This glass roof is often used in hotels, large buildings or shopping centers. There are many types such as: ceiling glass roofs, penthouse glass roofs, lobby glass roofs, corridor roofs, covered glass roofs, etc. There are also glass bathrooms and glass shower walls that have been designed and applied in many projects.
Use glass in bathroom design.
Through this article, we hope readers have a better understanding of what construction glass is and its applications in construction and project design. If you have questions or need advice about construction glass, please contact ECO GLASS.
