Autoclaved Aerated Concrete - Properties, Testing and Design

ISBN-13: 9780419179603 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 404 str.

S. Aroni; G. J. de Groot; M. J. Robinson

Opis

This is a comprehensive guide to autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) for designers, specifiers, users and manufacturers. It provides a model code of practice for the structural use of AAC and provides designers with a complete guide to the structural use of AAC in structural applications in building. The second part contains the complete suite of RILEM Recommendations for specification and testing of AAC. Recommendations for further research, structural design examples and a glossary of terms are also included.

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Recommended practice Introduction. Production and structure of the material. Properties of the material. Structural design. Structural analysis of elements. Design of unreinforced masonry. Seismic design. Connections and fixtures. Non-structural performance design. Manufacturing control procedure. Execution of works and site control. Part 2: RILEM Recommendations. Introduction to the recommendations. List of RILEM recommendations. Part 3: Future developments, economic considerations and examples. Appendix A: Future advancement of AAC. Appendix B: Economic considerations. Appendix C: Examples of structural design. Appendix D: Typical examples of non-structural design. Appendix E: Definitions. Index.

O autorze

Aroni, S.