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ABSTRACT
The aim of this article is to detail the various standards of the two main types of curtain walls namely the glued exterior glazing and the attached exterior glazing. Each one has its own technical application rules which also differ according to the purpose of the curtain wall. Guides are provided on these types of curtain walls. The rules presented concern the verifications during their fabrication (tests of air, water and wind permeability), security in all its aspects (fire, smoke extraction, shocks, anti-breakage, resistance to bullets, explosion, earthquakes etc.), the various types of glazing used, acoustics, and certifications.
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Moïse RIOTTEAU: Senior lecturer at IUT Besançon-Vesoul
INTRODUCTION
Glued exterior glazing (VEC) and attached exterior glazing (VEA) require precise technical rules of application. They differ according to the intended use of the curtain wall.
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Curtain wall design documents
- Curtain walls – Product standard. - NF EN 13830 -
- Terminologie . - NF EN 13119 -
- Curtain walls, semi-curtain walls, panel façades – CLA – CGM – CCS – 1- Technical specifications – 2- General material selection criteria – 3- Special clauses – 4- Maintenance information appendix - DTU 33.1 P 28-002 indice 1 à 3 -
- Tolérances...
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Article 111.15 of the French Construction and Housing Code.
Article 5 Circulaire du 13/12/1982 relative à la sécurité des personnes en cas de travaux de réhabilitation ou d'amélioration des bâtiments d'habitation existants.
DRT circular no. 95-07 of 14/4/1995 on workplaces. This text specifies, among other things, the need to use safety glass in doors, adjacent parts, lower...
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