Lesson 6 - Glass, Asphalt, Polymers and Composite Flashcards
hard, brittle usually transparent or translucent substance
Glass and Glazing
discovery of opaque glass beads
3500 B.C
mesopotamian created glass by casting in core mold
3500 - 2000 B.C
discovery of glass blowing techniques by the glassmakers in the sidon-babylon area
24 B.C - 14 A.D
discovery of clear glass by the Romans
100
development of glass sheets by the german glassmaker
11th to 13th Century
george ravenscorft patented lead crystals
1674
plate glass production was discovered by french
1688
emile fourcault, belgian, introduced the process of drawn glass making
1905
glass lamination was introduced by edouard benedictus, french
1910
britain’s pilkington brothers
1959
Forming Process - Construction Glass
Blowing Crown Glass
Cylinder Glass
Drawing Drawn Glass
Rolled/Rolling Plate Glass
Floating Float Glass
Types of Glass according to Heat Treatment
Annealed Glass
Heat-Stregthened Glass
Tempered Glass
Other Types of Glass
Laminated Glass
Coated Glass
Tinted Glass
Fire rated
Insulating Glass
Types of Coated Glass
Fritted Glass
Low-E
Self-cleaning glass
Mirror
Types of Fire Rated (Glass)
Wired Glass
Ceramic Glads
Fire Retardant Filled Double Glazing
Intumescent Interlayer Laminated Glazing
Types of Glass According to Glass Thickness
Single-Strength = 2.5mm (3/32”)
Doublr-Strength = 3.0mm (1/8”) up to 25.4mm (1”)
Types of Glass Products
Glass Sheets
Glass Blocks
Glass Bricks
the panes or sheets of glass or other transparent material made to be set in frames, as in window, doors or mirrors
Glazing
Types of Glazing Methods
Face Glazing
Double Glazing (Wet, Dry)
Flush Glazing
Glass Mullion System
Butt-Joint Glazing
a compound of high weight formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural unit
Polymer
molecule of low molecular weight chemically bound as a unit
Monomer