Posted by Glass as a building material is brittle in nature and has very diversified applications. Glass is used for interior decoration to window and door panels.
Types of Glasses Available in the Market
- Glass wool
- Soda ash glass
- Toughened glass
- Colored glass
- Float glass
- Tinted glass
- Chromatic glass
Properties of Glass as a Building Material
- Brittleness and low strength
- Available in many colors and transparent as well as of different opacity
- corrosion-resistant
- erosion resistant
- Smooth surface
- Thermal insulation
- Glass can be manufactured in any desired shape
- Glass is a good electric insulator
Uses Of Glass In Building Construction
- Glass curtain wall
- Glass as a skin of high rise buildings
- In window and door panel
- In interior decoration
- Float glass, made from sodium silicate and calcium silicate is for modern windows and doors
Top glass manufacturing companies in India
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