<p>The aim of this report is to give a concise description of curtain walls, what it is and why they are used. It is also a description of six different but commonly used design technologies. By giving a detailed description of the different types and there special properties, the pros and cons will be clarified. The three most interesting alternatives were selected to be included in a test, to show the best alternative from a certain point of view.</p><p>The parameters are:</p><p>• Environment</p><p>• Cost</p><p>• Ergonomics</p><p>• Isolation against noise and fire</p><p>• Durability</p><p>These are important parameters in the planning and design phase. The report contains a summary about each parameter and what is important to pay attention to during construction work.</p><p>The test is based on these parameters and by allotting points to each wall according to properties, for each parameter a best choice can be pointed out.</p><p>The report ends up with a discussion about the result and what are the most important properties. The end result shows the points per parameter for each wall.</p>

The aim of this report is to give a concise description of curtain walls, what it is and why they are used. It is also a description of six different but commonly used design technologies. By giving a detailed description of the different types and there special properties, the pros and cons will be clarified. The three most interesting alternatives were selected to be included in a test, to show the best alternative from a certain point of view. The parameters are: • Environment • Cost • Ergonomics • Isolation against noise and fire • Durability These are important parameters in the planning and design phase. The report contains a summary about each parameter and what is important to pay attention to during construction work. The test is based on these parameters and by allotting points to each wall according to properties, for each parameter a best choice can be pointed out. The report ends up with a discussion about the result and what are the most important properties. The end result shows the points per parameter for each wall.

Stål är ett vanligt förekommande konstruktionsmaterial som används i olika typer av byggnader. Det är ett material med vilket klena dimensioner kan användas för att åstadkomma stora spännvidder och fria ytor. Däremot mjuknar stål vid höga temperaturer vilket kan innebära allvarliga skador i form av kollaps. I förebyggande syfte är det därför viktigt att brandskydda stålkonstruktioner på ett korrekt sätt. Syftet med detta examensarbete har varit att undersöka vilket brandskydd som är mest kostnadseffektivt genom att jämföra olika brandskydd som tillämpas i industrihallar. Studien har utförts i samarbete med Blixthuset Stålhallar och innefattar ett av deras pågående projekt där branddimensionering behövde utföras. Brandskydden som har jämförts är överdimensionering av stålprofil VKR 250X250X10, brandskivor, brandmålning och brandisolering. Initialt har lasteffekten i rumstemperatur beräknats i enlighet med Eurokoderna. Därefter har lasteffekten i brandlastfallet beräknats, följt av att den kritiska ståltemperaturen tagits fram på respektive våningsplan för både mittpelare och fasadpelare. Vid jämförelse av lasteffekterna som beräknats fram har utnyttjandegraden identifierats och därmed har behovet av brandskydd blivit känt. När den kritiska ståltemperaturen och utnyttjandegraden har fåtts fram har offerter från företag kunnat efterfrågas och en kostnadsjämförelse har därmed blivit möjlig. Studien har visat att överdimensionering av stålpelare inte är en effektiv lösning då inte ens den tjockaste profilen VKR 400X400X16 var tillräcklig tjock för att uppnå brandkravet R60. Trots överdimensionering hade stålpelarna behövt ytterligare brandskydd för att klara av brandkravet. Det dyraste brandskyddet var montering av brandskivor, följt av brandmålning och brandisolering. / Steel is a commonly used construction material. It is a material where small dimensions can be used to achieve large spans and free spaces. Steel softens however when encountering high temperatures which can cause severe damage such as collapses. It is therefore with greatest importance that fire protection is designed correctly. This bachelor thesis contains a study that compares different fire protections for industrialbuildings in steel, and the purpose of the study was to find the most economic efficient fire protection. This study has been made in collaboration with Blixthuset Stålhallar where one of their projects needed fire protection to be designed. The fire protections being compared was over dimensioning steel column VKR 250X250X10, using fire gips, fire insulation and fire painting. Initially, the load effect in room temperature was designed according to the Eurocodes. Thereafter, the load effect in the fire load case was designed, followed by finding the critical steel temperature. When comparing the two load effects, the utilization could be recognized and consequently, the requisite of fire protection could be identified. When the amount of fire protection needed was determined, offers from different companies could be taken in for comparison. The study showed that oversizing is an inefficient solution of fire protecting the steel columns since even the thickest steel column VKR 400X400X16 was not thick enough to achieve the fire requirement R60. Despite oversizing the steel columns, other fire protection would still be needed. Furthermore, the study showed that the most expensive fire protection wasassembly of fire discs, followed by fire painting. The cheapest alternative was fire insulation.