The wind and gravity loads of the curtain wall are transferred to the building structure typically at the floor.
Curtain wall details at floor.
Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.
A muntz metal panel is used to cover the inside face of the curtain wall.
Unitized curtain wall.
A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in.
The bronze tee bar is bolted to the steel angles.
Panel framing details of curtain walls.
The right side of the detail shows the condition at the window.
Each floor level therefore supports one level of wind load on a building.
A curtain wall is defined as thin usually aluminum framed wall containing in fills of glass metal panels or thin stone.
Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5.
The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building.
When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.
Laws and building and safety codes governing the design and use of kawneer products such as glazed entrance window and curtain wall products vary widely.
The steel structure is used to support the curtain wall at every floor slab.