Curtain Wall Design Calculations

Review of curtain walls focusing on design problems and solutions karol kazmierczak 1 abstract this paper presents curtain walls their fundamental classification challenges associated with their design and construction.

Curtain wall design calculations.

Structural calculation for aluminium mullion 19 chapter 5. Often decision is based on contractor s cost analysis. Basic curtain wall assemblies 1. Curtain wall this wall is designed to be cast onto the top of the abutment after the deck has been built.

Piece built and glazed on site 3. Establish the required condensation resistance factor crf based on anticipated interior humidity and local climate data and select a curtain wall with an appropriate crf. Designers should be aware that the crf is a weighted average number for a. Structural analysis on glass 15 chapter 4.

Pre built with glazing in a shop. Wind load computation procedures are divided into two sections namely. Loading will be applied from the backfill surcharge and braking loads on top of the wall. American australian british standards etc.

Erected on site 4. Curtain wall design can be a good business or it can be terrible. A balanced holistic approach to the curtain wall construction is emphasized. Selection may be specified.

Hb braking load to bs 5400 clause 6 10 25 45units 4 10kn on 2 axles 225kn per axle. Structural calculation for aluminium transom 33 chapter 6 design of brackets 48 chapter 7. Aama s curtain wall design guide provides guidance on window selection for condensation resistance. It seems that most of these calculations use the 2005 aluminum design manual which as far as i can tell doesn t require j torsional constant or c w torsional warping constant when finding allowable stresses for basically.

Two basic ways to assemble curtain wall systems 2. Frequently used codes standards. Wind pressure calculation 11 chapter 3. Calculation procedure for design wind load on curtain walls the design wind load can be found according to asce 7 10 minimum design loads for buildings and other structures.

Analysis and design of curtain wall systems for high rise buildings a dissertation submitted by wong wan sie winxie in fulfillment of the requirements of courses eng4111 and 4112 research project. Structural calculation curtain wall page 1 2. Structural calculation curtain wall sample design 1. In this paper design concerns of the unitized curtain wall system are.

Wind loads for main wind force resisting systems and wind loads on components and cladding.