Glass and Glazing

Question 1

A hard, brittle, chemically inert substance produce by fusing silica together with a flux and stabilizer into a mass that cools to a rigid condition without crystallization.

Answer 1

Glass

Question 2

A type of glass fabricated by drawing the molten glass from a furnace or by forming a cylinder, dividing it lengthwise and flattening it.

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Sheet Glass

Question 3

A type of glass formed by rolling molten glass into a plate that is subsequently ground and polished after cooling. It provides virtually clear, undistorted vision.

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Plate Glass

Question 4

A type of glass manufactured by pouring molten glass onto a surface of molten tin and allowing it to cool slowly.

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Float Glass

Question 5

Process done to glass where it is cooled slowly to relieve internal stresses.

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Annealing

Question 6

Annealed glass that is reheated to just below the softening point and then rapidly cooled to induce compressive stresses. It has three to five times the resistance of annealed glass to impact.

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Tempered Glass

Question 7

A flat or patterned glass having a square or diamond wire mesh embedded within.

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Wired Glass

Question 8

Has a linear or geometric surface pattern formed in the rolling process to obscure vision or to diffuse light.

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Patterned Glass

Question 9

Has one or both sides acid-etched or sandblasted to obscure vision. Either process weakens the glass and makes it difficult to clean.

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Obscure Glass

Question 10

An opaque glass for concealing the structural elements in curtain wall construction, produced by fusing a ceramic frit to the interior surface of tempered or heat-strengthened glass.

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Spandrel Glass

Question 11

A glass unit consisting of two or more sheets of glass separated by hermetically sealed air space to provide thermal insulation and restrict condensation.

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Insulating Glass

Question 12

Glass that has chemical admixture to absorb a portion of the radiant heat and visible light that strike in.

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Tinted Glass

Question 13

Another term for Tinted Glass.

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Heat Absorbing Glass

Question 14

Has a thin, translucent metallic coating to reflect a portion of the light and radiant.

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Reflective Glass

Question 15

Also called as low-e, transmits visible light while selectively reflecting the longer wavelengths of radiant heat, produced by depositing a low-e coating.

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Low-emissivity Glass

Question 16

A type of smart glass that changes color when exposed to light.

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Photochromic Glass

Question 17

A type of smart glass that changes color it reaches a prescribed temperature.

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Thermochromic Glass

Question 18

A type of smart glass that reacts to electricity.

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Electrochromic Glass

Question 19

The panes or sheets of glass or other transparent material made to be set in frames as in windows, doors or mirrors.

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Glazing

Question 20

A compound of whiting and linseed oil of dough-like consistency when fresh, used in securing windowpanes or patching woodwork defects.

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Putty

Question 21

The setting of glass in a window frame with glazing tape or a liquid sealant.

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Wet Glazing

Question 22

An adhesive liquid of synthetic rubber injected into the joint between a glass pane or unit in a window frame, curing to form a watertight seal.

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Cap Sealant

Question 23

The setting of glass in a window frame with a compression gasket instead of glazing tape or a liquid sealant.

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Dry Glazing

Question 24

A glazing system in which sheets of tempered glass are suspended from special clamps, stabilized by perpendicular stiffeners of tempered glass and joined by a structural silicone sealant and sometimes by metal patch plates.

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Glass Mullion System