Archive for July 2011
Be Careful With Manufacture Storefront Design Charts
Glaziers should keep this in mind when selecting open shaped vertical mullions and stay well under the curve projections that are indicated. If glaziers use the charts, as is. Reinforcing structural glazing or heavier mullions will likely be needed. Stewart Jeske. P.E. & Matt Quinlivan, E.I.T. Find out more about Storefront Design from JEI Structural…
Read MoreAutomatic Sliding Doors Have Operational Limitations
Automatic Sliding Doors Have Operational Limitations Automatic Sliding Doors . It’s important for glazing contractors to get information from the automatic sliding door manufacturers. In advance, on operational limitations for their systems. Some automatic door manufacturers have stringent criteria on how much the supporting header. And also jambs can deflect from wind load. One automatic…
Read MoreFloor Movement & Glass Railing
Floor Movement & Glass Railing For interior glass railing one of the things you need to watch out for is glass railing on stairs that traverse floor levels. If the floors are designed to deflect with live load. Care is needed to make sure load doesn’t transfer to the glass railing system. We saw a…
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