New Developments in Glass for Constructional Purposes

JSGT 1936 V20 T764-T768

Modern architecture requires that the use of glass shall not be limited to giving light and ventilation to a room. Arising from the new uses of glass, new problems which have arisen in consequence include economic heat insulation, prevention of noise, prevention of glare, satisfactory diffusion of daylight, most efficient lighting qualities, glass suitable for reinforced concrete work, the “sweating” of window glass surfaces, properties of pressed glasses, glass bricks, and the testing of plates of large dimensions for resistance to wind pressure and mechanical stresses.

J. Polívka