3) Write down the properties of Glass.
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The main characteristics of glass are transparency, heat resistance, pressure and breakage resistance and chemical resistance
Hardness and Brittleness. It is a hard material as it has great impact resistance against applied load. ...
Weather Resistance. ...
Insulation. ...
Chemical Resistance. ...
Colour and Shape Varieties. ...
Transparency. ...
Fire Resistant Glazing. ...
Property Modification.
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The Oxford Dictionary of architecture), “glass is a semi- or fully transparent hard, brittle, lustrous material made by igneous fusion of silica (usually sand) with an alkaline sodium or potassium salt and added ingredients. It appears to have come into use for glazing the windows of grander buildings during the Roman Empire.” Based on the important characteristics & properties of glass, it is considered as the best future material in building construction.
There is a predominant use of glass in contemporary architecture as there is an increasing demand for transparent building elements. Traditionally, glass was used a as single pane in concurrence with a load carrying frame. But if we see today, glass as a building material is also used as a primary structural member in the form of glass fins, walls and beams. According to ‘Laufs Wilfried & Luible Andreas’ (2003) (Published in Introduction on use of glass in modern buildings), Glass is a magical building material as it has various applications in doors, windows and building façades depending on its characteristics & properties. It offers people varied choices depending on factors like safety, security, functions related to the environment (self-cleaning, sunlight and heat transparency, visibility) and qualities like scratch resistance etc.