Glass in building  principles, applications, examples 
Bernhard Weller ... [et al.]. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - 112 p.  ill. (chiefly col.), plans  30 cm.  book 
 - Detail practice .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction; Basic glass and derived products; The material glass; Manufacturing the basic products; Sheet glass treatments; Further glass products; Glasses for special requirements; Sound insulation; Safety, security; Fire protection; Thermal insulation and solar control; Designing with glass; Optics and perception; Structural concepts; Vertical glazing; Glazing as a safety barrier; Overhead glazing; Glazing for foot traffic; Glazing for limited foot traffic; Safety of glass in circulation zones; Constructing with glass; Clamp fixings; Drilled fixings; Bonded fixings. Building legislation provisionsAn overview of German legislation; Building products of glass; Forms of construction with glass; Non-regulated building products and forms of construction; Experimental tests for glass constructions; Examples of the use of building with glass; Overview; Museum in Kansas City; Liesborn Abbey Museum; Mixed commercial and residential building in Aarau; Production building in Hettenshausen; Glass museum in Toledo; Overhead glazing to refectory and president's office at Technische Universität Dresden; "Schubert Club Band Shell" concert pavilion in Minnesota. Glass staircase in ParisDutch embassy in Berlin; Appendix; Glossary, standards and directives, bibliography, manufacturers and associations; Index; Picture credits. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783034601320 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010484196 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Glass construction<br/>Glasbau.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TH1560  / G535 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>693.96