The superiorities and shortcomings of the glass curtain wall

The glass curtain wall is a new kind of modern wall; it features the comprehensive combination of the architectural aesthetics, the architectural function and the construction structure. The building can display various tonalities in different orientations, changing with the sunlight, moonlight and lamplight. The buildings and skyscrapers equipped with the glass curtain wall is widely spread all over the world including New York, Chicago, Shanghai, London, Paris, Tokyo, etc.

The reflective insulating glass is 6-mm thick and weighs 50 kg/m2 . In addition, this kind of glass also has the advantages like good looking, anti-pollution and energy efficiency. There usually is a metal film layer on the inner side of the exterior glass of the wall so that the wall may look like a mirror, which can reflect the sky and the scene nearby. And the scene may change with the change of the incident light. With this glass curtain wall like a shield, the highlight can not get through the window so that the people can have a clear vision. This glass is adopted for the first time in China in 1958 in Beijing Great Wall Restaurant.

The Lujiazui CBD of Shanghai

The silicon dioxide is a common-used raw material of the construction materials and important for the inorganic salt industry. The silicon dioxide can be used to make a series of silicon composites with chemical process. The silica usually refers to the highly pure quartz sand (silicon dioxide), which is rich and widely spread in lots of regions. The high hardness of the silica entails the or r, which are easy to maintain. And wearing parts are usually made of highly strengthened material, which helps to extend the service life of the parts. We may also adopt Jianye or  to make sand based on the reality. The popularity of glass curtain walls, no doubt, will excite the crushing machinery market.

However, there are also some kinds of limitations on the glass curtain wall such as the light pollution and the high energy consumption. The reflected light is the assassinator of the vision. With more new materials and technologies, these questions are being studied in a comprehensive frame including construction structure, construction materials and energy efficiency. It is believed that these problems will be work our finally.