Publication detail

Preparation of ultra-low volume weight autoclaved aerated concrete

KOUTNÝ, O. KRATOCHVÍL, J. OPRAVIL, T.

Original Title

Preparation of ultra-low volume weight autoclaved aerated concrete

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Autoclaved aerated concrete is a modern construction material that gains its popularity especially due to its thermal insulation performance resulting from low volume weight and porous structure with sufficient mechanical strength. Nowadays, there are attempts to use this material for thermal insulation purposes and to replace current systems, which have many disadvantages, mainly concerning durability. The key for improvement of thermal insulation properties is therefore obtaining a material based on autoclaved aerated concrete with extremely low volume weight (below 200 kg∙m-3) ensuring good thermal isolation properties, but with sufficient mechanical properties to allow easy manipulation. This material can be prepared by foaming very fine powder materials such as silica fume or very finely ground sand. This paper deals with the possibilities of preparation and summarizes the basic requirements for successful preparation of such a material.

Keywords

Aerated concrete, Foam stability, Optimization, Low volume weight

Authors

KOUTNÝ, O.; KRATOCHVÍL, J.; OPRAVIL, T.

Released

31. 1. 2017

Publisher

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

ISBN

1804-5847

Periodical

CERAMICS-SILIKATY

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

45

Pages to

51

Pages count

7

URL

http://www.ceramics-silikaty.cz/index.php?page=cs_detail_doi&id=788

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/68364

BibTex

@article{BUT131924,
  author="Ondřej {Koutný} and Jiří {Kratochvíl} and Tomáš {Opravil}",
  title="Preparation of ultra-low volume weight autoclaved aerated concrete",
  journal="CERAMICS-SILIKATY",
  year="2017",
  number="1",
  pages="45--51",
  doi="10.13168/cs.2016.0059",
  issn="1804-5847",
  url="http://www.ceramics-silikaty.cz/index.php?page=cs_detail_doi&id=788"
}