Curtain Wall Details At Floor

Panel framing details of curtain walls.

Curtain wall details at floor.

The wind and gravity loads of the curtain wall are transferred to the building structure typically at the floor. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. The right side of the detail shows the condition at the window. Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5.

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The bronze tee bar is bolted to the steel angles. The steel structure is used to support the curtain wall at every floor slab. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building.

The tee bar is plug welded to the continuous bronze mullions. Each floor level therefore supports one level of wind load on a building.