Aerated concrete Aeroc: characteristics and instructions for use

For many centuries, construction was carried out only from wood, bricks and natural stone. The appearance of concrete, including aerated concrete, has become a real era of construction activity. But not all brands of this product are created equal.

For over three quarters of a century, aerated concrete has been actively used in construction practice.

It finds application in the following areas:

• production of load-bearing and secondary walls;
• creation of auxiliary insulation;
• formation of hardened slabs for overlapping structures.

It is useful to use aerated concrete blocks, since they have the following features:

• extremely flame-resistant;
• are distinguished by first-class thermal protection;
• allow you to live equally comfortably in the winter and in the warm season;
• they serve for a very long time and differ in a relatively low price (in comparison with products of similar characteristics).

Aeroc has been famous in its industry for a long time and uses only first-class raw materials. A team of qualified engineers and developers takes special measures to ensure that the manufactured products can be used in any climate. Additional processing of blocks, if the need arises during construction, is easy and simple. The assortment is quite varied in size, color and geometric shape. The Aeroc gas block always has a length of 60 cm, but the height varies from 20 to 25 cm. The thickness of a single structure, which can be 7.5-40 cm, has an even greater spread.

The traditional block format is fully consistent with the standard geometry of aerated concrete products, now produced by many other companies. The Elements range is optimized for baffle configurations and EcoTerm features a tongue and groove connection. The payment for the supplied aerated concrete blocks is at least 3000 rubles per 1 cubic meter. m. It is impossible to say more precisely, because this parameter is influenced by the seasonality of work, and the distance of transportation, and the category of purchased material, and its quantity. Qualified Aeroc specialists are ready to answer all these points at any time. Typically, the larger the batch ordered, the cheaper the individual concrete block. At the same time, tariffs are drawn up completely openly, customers can always check their content.

Positive feedback is given only by those consumers who strictly and strictly adhere to Aeroc's work technology guidelines. Installation using even the highest quality cement is unacceptable. There is a clear indication - to use a proprietary specialized glue.

This solution has the following advantages:

• preventing the formation of inlet channels for cold;
• exceptional resistance to water ingress;
• stability under strong cooling;
• hardening within 120 minutes (you can correct the immediately detected misses);
• excellent water vapor permeability.

The glue gives decent results strictly under certain conditions. For its application, the air must have a temperature of +20 to +22 degrees with a relative humidity of 55%. When it is necessary to build or renovate a building at low temperatures, it is advisable to take a specialized branded solution instead of glue. Subject to the regulatory requirements, storage of the composition is possible for 12 months.All products of the company are distinguished by an excellent proportion of strength and gravity, which makes it possible to give structures a high load capacity with low thermal conductivity.

It is rather difficult to talk about the technical characteristics and dimensions of Aeroc aerated concrete blocks, about the features of their use in general. It would be more correct to analyze their specifics separately. So, the tongue-and-groove type of wall structures provides fast and accurate installation of blocks. The verified structure of the edges at the ends allows you not to fill the vertical gaps of the elements. As a result, the consumption of the adhesive mixture is noticeably reduced. An additional advantage of this modification can be considered the presence of comfortable pockets for hand carry.

Any construction made by Aeroc is professionally processed in an autoclave. Thanks to it, the main characteristics of natural stone are stable, increased several times. Aeroc is committed to meeting technological requirements and only purchases premium raw materials. Varying the strength is achieved by changing the amount of the main constituent substances. An important role is also played by the control of swelling of aerated concrete to certain dimensions, which is organized in accordance with national standards. The use of oil shale ash, which spoils the environmental parameters of building materials, is excluded. According to the company itself, it is extremely difficult to spoil the masonry from the blocks it has produced or cover with poor finishing.

Lintels of the Aeroc brand can have different linear parameters., but in any case, they provide accelerated closing of openings inside partitions and in walls made of branded blocks. When the opening is less than 120 cm wide, lintels with a length of 150 cm are used. For openings with a width of 120–170 cm, lintels of a larger format are intended - 2 m. The weight of these structures is limited and amounts to 7–15 kg, so they can even be installed alone. Using parts from the EcoTerm D400 version creates the warmest design possible (compared to competing offerings).

The maximum permissible (distributed over the entire surface) mechanical load on the lintels is 200 kgf per 1 running meter. m.

Therefore, products of this kind are acceptable for the following purposes:

• partitions of any type;
• self-supporting walls of various formats;
• load-bearing walls on which monolithic floors rest.

Aerated concrete blocks of the U-Aeroc line are designed to become part of monolithic stiffening belts. And also they will be used as part of supports under ceilings, beams, rafters, Mauerlats. It is also allowed to use jumpers for windows and doors. The size of the blocks of the U group is equal to the dimensions of those parts that are intended for ordinary masonry. Their length is exactly 50 cm.

When you need to use the most durable and stable type of construction, it is worth purchasing Aeroc Hard 600 aerated concrete blocks. The strength of such structures, confirmed by tests, is 3.5 MPa, while the thermal conductivity of a dry material does not exceed 0.14 W per 1 m² per second. The frost resistance established by the same tests corresponds to category F100. Aeroc Classic (D500) blocks are another high performance development that anyone can buy. Any modification of Aeroc aerated concrete blocks immediately takes one of the leading positions in the market. The company makes every effort to obtain first-class structural elements.

With the help of EcoTerm Plus modification products, it is quite possible to erect a stone wall with a thickness of 0.2 to 0.3 m, which fully complies with the latest thermal protection standards. The products have already been tested on high-rise buildings and have been produced since 2009. Comparison of Aeroc products with materials similar in properties shows that all analogues are inferior either in bearing capacity or in the level of thermal protection. The bearing characteristics of branded products are sufficient for arranging monolithic reinforced concrete floors. The wall 20-30 cm thick was named for a reason, since this is the option that is sufficient to stop the effect of cold in almost the entire European part of Russia.

The theoretically calculated mechanical compressive strength of the masonry is 800 kPa. This is equivalent to the action of 15 tons per 1 running meter. m. EcoTerm Plus due to these properties is sufficient for the construction of buildings with a height of 1.5-2 floors with a monolithic type of floors under a flat roof. If you use lighter ceilings and a roof of increased steepness, you can make a third floor. Compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards of heat losses (for St. Petersburg and the surrounding region) is guaranteed with a masonry layer of 17-25 cm.

For information on how Aeroc aerated concrete is used, see the video below.