1 General Provisions
1.0.1 This code is formulated with a view to making the building curtain wall technology in Shanghai comply with the sustainable development and to achieving safety and usability, advanced technology, economy and rationality and guarantee quality.
1.0.2 This code is applicable to the design, fabrication, construction, testing, acceptance and maintenance of building curtain wall engineering.
1.0.3 This code is applicable to glass and metal curtain walls, whose height is not larger than 280m, granite curtain walls, whose height is not larger than 120m, and curtain walls made of other materials, whose height is not larger than 80m.
1.0.4 Overall process quality control shall be implemented for the design, fabrication, construction and maintenance of building curtain wall engineering.
1.0.5 The service life of curtain walls for building is designed to be not less than 25 years and that of its supporting structures should not be less than 50 years.
1.0.6 The materials, design, fabrication, construction, acceptance and maintenance of curtain walls for building shall not only comply with the requirements stipulated in this code, but also those in the current relevant ones of the nation, profession and Shanghai.
Contents
1 General Provisions
2 Terms and Symbols
2.1 Terms
2.2 Main Symbols
3 Materials
3.1 General Requirements
3.2 Mechanical properties
3.3 Aluminum
3.4 Steel
3.5 Glass
3.6 Metal Panels
3.7 Stone Panels
3.8 Artificial Panels
3.9 Composite Panels
3.10 Connection and Fixings
3.11 Sealants
3.12 Fireproofing Materials
3.13 Thermal Insulation Materials
3.14 Others
4 Architectural Design
4.1 General Requirements
4.2 Performance-Based Design
4.3 Safety Measures
4.4 Detailing
4.5 Curtain Wall Design in Architectural Document
4.6 Principles of Curtain Wall Design Document
5 Daylight Reflection
5.1 General Requirements
5.2 Architectural Design
5.3 Reduction Measures of Daylight Reflection
5.4 Environmental Analysis
6 Thermal Performance Design
6.1 General Requirements
6.2 Detailing
7 Fireproofing
7.1 General Requirements
7.2 Detailing
7.3 Fireproofing Design of Double-skin Facade
8 Lightning Protection
8.1 General Requirements
8.2 Detailing
8.3 Other
9 Basic Requirements for Structural Design
9.1 General Requirements
9.2 Loads and Earthquake Action
9.3 Calculation of Loads and Earthquake Actions
9.4 Load Combinations
9.5 Connection Design of Curtain Wall and Main Structure
9.6 Design for Structural Silicone Sealant
10 Panel Design
10.1 General Requirements
10.2 Glass Panels
10.3 Metal Panels
10.4 Stone Panels
10.5 Artificial Panels
10.6 Composite Panels
11 Openable Windows of Curtain Wall
11.1 General Requirements
11.2 Detailing
11.3 Detailing of Openable Windows on Skylight System
12 Stick Curtain Wall
12.1 General Requirements
12.2 Detailing: Transom
12.3 Detailing: Mullion
12.4 Structure Design of Transom
12.5 Structure Design of Mullion
13 Unitized Curtain Wall
13.1 General Requirements
13.2 Detailing
13.3 Structure Design
13.4 Connection Design
14 Double-Skin Facade
14.1 General Requirements
14.2 Detailing
14.3 Ventilation Volume Calculation
14.4 Thermal Design
14.5 Water Proofing
15 Full glass Curtain Wall
15.1 General Requirements
15.2 Detailing
15.3 Structure Design
16 Point Supported Glass Curtain Wall
16.1 General Requirements
16.2 Design of Steel Truss Supported Structures
16.3 Design of Tension Rods or Cable-Rod Truss Supported Structures
16.4 Design of One-Way or Two-Way Cable Net Supported Structure
16.5 Design and Engineering of Glass Fittings
17 Skylight and Metal Roofing
17.1 General Requirements
17.2 Performance and Testing Requirements
17.3 Drainage Design
17.4 Detailing
17.5 Waterproofing Design
18 Photo Voltaic Curtain Wall
18.1 Basic Requirements
18.2 Design of System
19 Inspection and Testing
19.1 General Requirements
19.2 Material Inspection
19.3 Performance Testing
19.4 Site Inspection
20 Manufacture and Fabrication
20.1 General Requirements
20.2 Fabrication of Metal Components
20.3 Processing of Glass Panels
20.4 Fabrication of Metal Panels
20.5 Fabrication of Stone Panels and Others
20.6 Assembling
20.7 Members Inspection
21 Erection and Construction
21.1 General Requirements
21.2 Stick Curtain Wall
21.3 Unitized Curtain Wall
21.4 Full Glass Curtain Wall
21.5 Point Supported Glass Curtain Wall
21.6 Curtain Wall With PV System
21.7 Safety Requirements
22 Acceptance Inspection
22.1 General Requirements
22.2 Site Entering Inspection
22.3 Mid-Term Inspection
22.4 Acceptance Inspection
23 Maintenance
23.1 General Requirements
23.2 Investigation and Repairing
23.3 Maintenance and Cleaning
Appendix A Method for Environmental Evaluation of Curtain Wall Daylight Reflection
Appendix B Design and Construction of Anchor Channel
Appendix C Moment-Coefficient of Metal and Stone Panels
Appendix D Moment and Shear Coefficients of Two-Way Ribbed Panels
Appendix E Coefficients of Continuous Beam with Hinges
Appendix F Strength Reduced Coefficients of Aluminum Mullions with Open Section
Appendix G Sound Insulation Calculation for Double-Skin Facade
Appendix H External Wind Pressure Coefficients for Low-Rise Building Cladding
Appendix J Corrugated Sheet Metal Roofing
Explanation of Wording in This Code
List of Quoted Standards
