Manual of Architectural Curtain Wall Engineering (Volume 1)

Author: Zhao Xian
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Publish Date: 2004-12-27
Features: This book is divided into three volumes, comprehensively introducing the technology of architectural curtain wall design, construction, and management. The first volume covers the types, current status, and development history of architectural curtain walls; architectural design of curtain walls, including how to utilize materials, (), light and shadow, and form to achieve design intent; structural design of architectural curtain walls, as well as the design, component connections, joint structures, and engineering examples of framed curtain walls, aluminum panel curtain walls, stone curtain walls, and unitized curtain walls. The preface of this volume presents 176 color photographs of architectural curtain walls, which are quite rare. Chapters 4–9 gather a large number of curtain wall joint structures, detailed drawings, typical construction drawings, and some design calculation documents. These materials come from many renowned domestic and international enterprises and integrate the author's ten years of work experience and accumulation, making them highly valuable and of great reference value. They are suitable for engineering and technical personnel and managers engaged in curtain wall engineering design, construction, and management, as well as for manufacturers, suppliers, real estate owners, and infrastructure authorities to purchase and read.