U-shaped glass is a typical transparent and opaque material. Because of its U-shaped cross-section, it is used like channel steel, so its bearing capacity and strength are very high. U-shaped glass curtain wall has ideal transparency, heat insulation, thermal insulation and high mechanical strength, widely used. It is easy to construct, has a unique architectural and decorative effect, and can save a lot of light metal profiles, so it is widely used.

U-shaped glass curtain wall composition: glass is the curtain wall fabric. It is both the building's envelope components, but also the building's decorative surface, and some also act as glass windows. The frame consists of longitudinal columns and cross rails for supporting and securing the glass, and is connected to the wall structure through connectors. The load such as the self-weight of the glass and the wind load are transferred to the main structure, so that the glass and the wall structure are connected.

The U-shaped glass curtain wall is very popular with both the client and the architect because it has the following four characteristics:

1. U-shaped glass curtain wall not only has the sense of stability of non-transparent curtain wall, but also has the sense of delicacy and dexterity of glass curtain wall, the decorative effect is better.

2. U-type glass curtain wall does not burn, fire performance is good; U-type glass almost non-radioactive, light pollution reduction, environmental protection.

3. U-shaped glass curtain wall without chromatic aberration, a variety of colors. Compared with stone curtain wall and metal curtain wall, it has advantages.

4. U-shaped glass curtain wall can be constructed as full glass curtain wall. Because the water absorption of U-type glass is very low, U-type glass curtain wall without stone dust, water, oil and other shortcomings. So the surface of U-shaped glass curtain wall is clean and the decorative effect is remarkable.