Glass Facade Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Glass Facade Engineering (subject code 2180613) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 8 divides the course into 2 units, covering 16 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2180613)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
- GLASS – THE BUILDING MATERIAL Glass as a building material & its Applications
- Float glass manufacturing technology
- Key Functional Requirements - Building Physics: Theory of electromagnetic radiation
- Factors defining performance & Selection of Glass: (VLT, SF, UV, SHGC) - Value Addition: Optical Properties- Coating Technology - Need for Green Buildings: Energy efficient buildings
- Energy codes
- Green ratings & its Approaches: ECBC
- GRIHA - Human safety Compliances - Fire Resistant Glazing: Types & Applications - Understanding Acoustic Glazing: Principle & Applications - Interior Glazing: Types & Applications - Glass for segments- Hospitals
- Green Homes
- Educational institutions - Types of Glass - Glass Processing: Tempering
- Heat Strengthening
- Lamination & Ceramic Frit
Unit 2 GLASS APPLICATIONS ON FACADES Glass Façade - Understanding Glass façade - Types of Glazing & Applications
- Forms of Construction
- Windows- punch & strip
- Doors /external partitions- hinged
- sliding & rotating
- Building perimeter glazing- Framed & Frameless systems
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