Curtain wall (architecture)
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curtain-wall-architecture-180-14006048
title:
Curtain wall (architecture)
text:
A curtain wall is an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the building from the elements. Because the curtain wall façade carries no structural load beyond its own dead load weight, it can be made of lightweight materials. The wall transfers lateral wind loads upon it to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. Curtain walls may be designed as "systems" integrating fram
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Outer non-structural walls of a building
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_wall_(architecture)
date created:
2004-08-12T03:58:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T16:00:36Z
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