Masonry Magazine June 1970 Page. 17
Curtain wall panels are prefabricated at the site using 3" brick and Portland cement mortar modified with Sarabond mortar additive. Conventional bricklaying techniques are employed. This high-bond mortar permits the completed wall section to be hoisted intact into position on the tower.
Prefabricated panels curing in storage until needed for installation on the building. Fork-lift trucks are used to move completed panels from the manufacturing area to the storage area, and to position for hoisting and installing on the building.
Prefabricated brick masonry panel being lowered into position. When in place, the panel will be attached to the concrete floor slab with angle iron clips permanently anchored to the inside of the panel.
Clip angles are attached to the inner surface of the panels by means of L-shaped bolts embedded in the mortar joints. The slotted hole in the perpendicular part of the angle iron is used to bolt the curtain wall to the concrete floor slab.
L-bolts embedded into the mortar of the top courses provide the means for attaching cables from the hoisting crane. The brick panels are fabricated to fit the building contours, and range in size from 9' x 3' to approximately 9' x 17'.
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