structural-sealant-glazedcurtainwalls.docVIP

SECTION 08912 - STRUCTURAL-SEALANT-GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS GENERAL RELATED DOCUMENTS Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division?1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. SUMMARY Section Includes: Field-glazed, two-sided structural-sealant-glazed curtain-wall assemblies. Related Sections: Division?8 Section Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls for conventionally glazed curtain walls. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS General Performance: Comply with performance requirements specified, as determined by?preconstruction testing?manufacturers standard of structural-sealant-glazed curtain walls representing those indicated for this Project without failure due to defective manufacture, fabrication, installation, or other defects in construction. Structural-sealant-glazed curtain walls shall withstand movements of supporting structure including, but not limited to, story drift, twist, column shortening, long-term creep, and deflection from uniformly distributed and concentrated live loads. Failure also includes following: Thermal stresses transferring to building structure. Glass breakage. Noise or vibration created by wind, thermal and structural movements. Loosening or weakening of fasteners, attachments, and other components. Failure of operating units. Delegated Design: Design structural-sealant-glazed curtain walls, including comprehensive engineering analysis by qualified professional engineer, using performance requirements and design criteria indicated. Structural Loads: Wind Loads: Design curtain wall system to withstand force as required by Michigan Building Code. Structural-Test Performance: Provide structural-sealant-glazed curtain walls tested according to ASTM?E?330 as follows: When tested at positive and negative wind-load design pressures, assemblies do not evidence deflection exceeding specified limits. When tested at 150 percent of positive and negative wind-load design pressures, assemblies, including