TY - BOOK AU - Weller,Bernhard TI - Glass in building: principles, applications, examples T2 - Detail practice SN - 9783034601320 AV - TH1560 G535 2009 U1 - 693.96 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Basel, Switzerland : , Birkhäuser ; München : PB - Edition Detail, KW - Glass construction KW - Local KW - Glasbau KW - swd N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -