A window wall or unitized curtainwall is a framing and glazing system that spans from the top of a floor slab to the structural deck above.
Curtain wall intermediate floor detail.
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The tee bar is plug welded to the continuous bronze mullions.
Kawneer s curtain wall systems have been designed and engineered to meet these demands and more.
Window walls are considered an alternative to curtainwall systems by utilizing side stacked unit windows which are housed in receptors which are anchored to the sill and opening head.
The right side of the detail shows the condition at the window.
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.
When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.
The steel structure is used to support the curtain wall at every floor slab.
A muntz metal panel is used to cover the inside face of the curtain wall.
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Curtain wall systems must transfer back to floor structure or intermediate framing both their own dead load plus any live loads which consist primarily of positive and negative wind loads but might also include a snow load applied to large horizontal areas seismic loads maintenance loads and others.
The bronze tee bar is bolted to the steel angles.
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