玻璃幕墙(qiang)(qiang)是建筑的(de)外(wai)墙(qiang)(qiang)围(wei)护，不承(cheng)重(zhong)，像幕布一样挂上去，故(gu)又称为"帷幕墙(qiang)(qiang)",是现代大型和(he)高层建筑常用的(de)带有(you)装(zhuang)饰效果的(de)轻质墙(qiang)(qiang)体(ti)。由面板(ban)和(he)支(zhi)承(cheng)构(gou)(gou)造体(ti)系(xi)(xi)组成的(de)，可相对主体(ti)构(gou)(gou)造有(you)一定位移才能或本身有(you)一定变形才能、不承(cheng)当主体(ti)构(gou)(gou)造所作用的(de)建筑外(wai)围(wei)护构(gou)(gou)造或装(zhuang)饰性构(gou)(gou)造（外(wai)墙(qiang)(qiang)框架(jia)式支(zhi)撑体(ti)系(xi)(xi)也是幕墙(qiang)(qiang)体(ti)系(xi)(xi)的(de)一种）。

玻璃幕墙是一个独立完好的整体构造系统；玻璃幕墙维修通(tong)常(chang)用(yong)在主体(ti)构造的(de)外侧，普通(tong)都包覆在主体(ti)构造外表之上(shang)；幕墙(qiang)相对主体(ti)构造在平面内有一定的(de)微动(dong)才能。常(chang)见的(de)玻(bo)璃幕墙(qiang)构造方式(shi)：隐框、半隐框、明框、点式(shi)、全玻(bo)璃等。

质(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)(liang)轻在相同面积的(de)(de)比拟下，玻璃幕(mu)墙的(de)(de)质(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)(liang)约为粉(fen)刷砖墙的(de)(de)1/10~1/12,是大理石、花岗(gang)岩饰面湿(shi)工(gong)法墙的(de)(de)1/15,是混(hun)凝土挂板的(de)(de)1/5~1/7.普通建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)，内(nei)、外墙的(de)(de)质(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)(liang)约为建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)物(wu)总重量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)1/4~1/5.采用幕(mu)墙可大大的(de)(de)减轻建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)物(wu)的(de)(de)重量(liang)(liang)，从而减少(shao)根底(di)工(gong)程费用。

设计(ji)灵敏(min)艺术效果(guo)好，建(jian)(jian)筑师能(neng)够依据本(ben)人的需求设计(ji)各种外型，可呈现(xian)不(bu)同颜(yan)色，与四周环境谐和，配合光照等使建(jian)(jian)筑物与自然融为一体，让(rang)高楼(lou)建(jian)(jian)筑减少压榨感，抗震才能(neng)强采(cai)用(yong)柔(rou)性设计(ji)，抗风抗震才能(neng)强，是高建(jian)(jian)筑的优选择，系统(tong)化(hua)施(shi)工系统(tong)化(hua)的施(shi)工更容易(yi)控制好工期，且耗时较(jiao)短。

非(fei)金(jin)属板(ban)(ban)(ban)（玻璃除外）幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)板(ban)(ban)(ban)、蜂巢(chao)复(fu)合(he)板(ban)(ban)(ban)、千思板(ban)(ban)(ban)、陶瓷板(ban)(ban)(ban)、钙塑(su)板(ban)(ban)(ban)、人造板(ban)(ban)(ban)、预铸外型水泥加工板(ban)(ban)(ban)。石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)：组(zu)合(he)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、钢销式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、短槽式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、通(tong)槽式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、背(bei)栓式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、小单元式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、湿贴式(shi)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、蜂窝石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)石(shi)(shi)材(cai)(cai)幕(mu)(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)。

依据(ju)构(gou)件、框架(jia)式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)（元件式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)）幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)明(ming)框式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)，隐(yin)(yin)框式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)玻(bo)璃(li)(li)(li)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)，横明(ming)竖隐(yin)(yin)式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)玻(bo)璃(li)(li)(li)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)，横隐(yin)(yin)竖明(ming)式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)玻(bo)璃(li)(li)(li)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、单(dan)元式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)，单(dan)元式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)玻(bo)璃(li)(li)(li)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)：单(dan)元式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)同常规构(gou)件式(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)一样，在(zai)开端停止(zhi)设计的时分，需(xu)求(qiu)思索的就是(shi)满足(zu)建筑(zhu)效果的请求(qiu)，在(zai)满足(zu)建筑(zhu)效果的根底上着重思索幕(mu)墙(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)的构(gou)造、结构(gou)设计。