Construction: Glass and Glazing

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1. Glass A hard, brittle, chemically inert substance 17. Selenium It gives glass a bronze tint
produced by fusing silica together with a flux
18. Reflective Glass that has a thin, translucent metallic
and stabilizer into a mass that cools to a
glass coating to reflect a portion of the light and
rigid condition without crystallization
radiant heat that strike it; gives off glare
2. Sheet glass Glass that is fabricated by drawing the
19. Low emissivity Glass that transmits visible light while
molten glass from a furnace
glass selectively reflecting the longer
3. Plate glass Glass that is formed by rolling molten glass wavelengths of radiant heat
into a plate that is subsequently ground and
20. Photochromic Smart glass that changes color properties
polished after cooling; it provides virtually
glass when sunlight hits the surface of the glass
clear vision
21. Thermochromic Smart glass that changes its change when
4. Float glass Glass that is manufactured by pouring molten
glass the surface reaches the prescribed
glass onto a surface of molten tin and
temperature
allowing it to cool slowly
22. Electrochromic Smart glass whose color is regulated by a
5. Annealed Glass that is cooled slowly to relieve internal
gass DC power applied to the electrochromic
glass stresses
layer sandwiched between two panes of
6. Heat- Annealed glass that is partially tempered by glass
strengthened a process of reheating and sudden cooling
23. Glazing The panes or sheets of glass made to be
glass
set in frames, as in windows, doors or
7. Tempered Annealed glass that is reheated to just below mirrors
glass the softening point and then rapidly cooked
24. Face glazing Glazing; the setting of a glass plane in a
to induce stresses. When fractured, it breaks
rabbeted frame holding it in its place with
into relatively harmless pebble-sized
glazier points, and sealing it with a beveled
particles
bead of putty
8. Laminated or Glass that consists of two or more plies of
25. Putty A compound of whiting and linseed oil,
safety glass flat glass bonded under heat and pressure to
used in securing window panes or patching
inter layers of polyvinyl butyral resin that
woodwork defects
retains the fragments if the glass is broken
26. Double glazing The installation of two parallel panes of
9. Wired glass Flat or patterned glass having a square or
glass with a sealed air space between to
diamond wire mesh embedded within it to
reduce the transmission of heat and sound
prevent shattering in the event of breakage or
excessive heat; considered as a safety 27. Wet glazing The setting of glass in a window frame with
glazing material glazing tape or a liquid sealant

10. Patterned Glass that has a linear or geometric surface 28. Dry glazing The setting go glass in a window frame with
glass pattern formed in the rolling process to a compression gasket
obscure vision or to diffuse light; it weakens 29. Compression A preformed strip of synthetic rubber or
the glass gasket plastic compressed between a glass pane
11. Obscure Glass that has one or both sides acid-etched or unit and a window frame to form a
glass or sandblasted to obscure vision. watertight seal and cushion for the glass

12. Spandrel Opaque glass for concealing the structural 30. Butt joint Glazing in which the glass panes are
glass elements in curtain wall construction glazing supported at the head and sill in a
conventional manner, with their vertical
13. Insulating Glass unit consisting of two or more sheets of
edges being joined with structural silicone
glass glass separated by a hermetically sealed air
sealant without mullions
space to provide thermal insulation and
restrict condensation 31. Glass mullion A glazing system in which sheets of
system tempered glass are suspended from special
14. Tinted glass Heat absorbing glass that has a chemical
clumps, stabilized by perpendicular
admixture to absorb a portion of the radiant
stiffeners of tempered glass, and
heat and visible light that strike it
sometimes by metal patch plates
15. Iron oxide It gives glass a pale blue green titn
16. Cobalt oxide It gives glass a grayish tint