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The document outlines various types of doors and windows used in building construction, focusing on sliding doors, sliding folding doors, side hung doors, and revolving doors. It details the design, construction, advantages, and disadvantages of each type, including mechanisms like top hung and bottom roller systems. Additionally, it discusses the benefits of sliding windows in timber and metal.

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Sliding Doors Presentation

The document outlines various types of doors and windows used in building construction, focusing on sliding doors, sliding folding doors, side hung doors, and revolving doors. It details the design, construction, advantages, and disadvantages of each type, including mechanisms like top hung and bottom roller systems. Additionally, it discusses the benefits of sliding windows in timber and metal.

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Building Construction and

Technology V

Fifth Semester
B.Arch.
Unit I : Special Openings I

 Design and construction details of sliding doors.

 Sliding folding doors.

 Side hung doors.

 Revolving doors.

 Sliding windows in timber.

 Sliding windows in metal.


Sliding Doors
• Sliding doors opens horizontally by sliding, usually parallel to a wall.
• It can be mounted either on top of a track below, or
• be suspended from a track above.
• There are two types of sliding door
1. Top Hung Sliding Door, and
2. Bottom Rolling Sliding Door.
Top Hung Sliding Doors
• The door is hung by two trolley hangers at the top of the
door running in a track
• All the weight is taken by the hangers, making the door
easier to move.
• A bottom track prevents the door from swinging sideways.
Sliding Doors
Bottom Roller Sliding Doors
• The door consists of two rollers at the bottom running on a track
and two guides at the top running in a guide channel.
• As all the weight of the door is concentrated on the two bottom
wheels, more force is needed to move the door than on a top
hung system.
Sliding Doors
Sliding Doors
• Advantages……?
• there is almost no space required to open/ move the door.
• It is much easier for a person in a wheelchair to operate a sliding door.
• Disadvantages……?
• there can be a small gap between the door and the wall, it does not seal the opening the
way a side hung door does.
Sliding Folding Doors
• It is a type of door which opens by folding back in sections or panels or shutters.
Sliding Folding Doors
Sliding Folding Doors
Sliding Folding Doors
Center Sliding Folding Doors
Side Hung Doors
• Side hung doors are hinged along one side to allow the door to pivot away from the
doorway in one direction, but not the other.
• The axis of rotation is usually vertical.
Revolving Doors
• A revolving door typically consists of three or four doors that hang on a central shaft and
rotate around a vertical axis.
Revolving Doors
Revolving Doors

• Revolving doors can also be used as security devices to restrict entry to a single person
at a time if the spacing between the doors is small enough.

• Revolving doors are energy efficient as they prevent drafts (via acting as an airlock),
thus preventing increases in the heating or cooling required for the building.
Sliding Windows in Timber & Metal

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