Growing demand for Near-Zero-Energy- Buildings may present an attractive opportunity for the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete market. Thanks to its low thermal conductivity, AAC can be used for new buildings, as well as for the energetic retrofitting of existing ones. However, higher energetic efficiency is usually achieved through the reduction of AAC density, with a detrimental impact on its mechanical performances. In this work, the influence of density on mechanical and thermal properties of AAC will be discussed, by analysing some results of a wide experimental campaign on AAC blocks with different densities.
The influence of density on the properties of AAC / Michelini, Elena; Ferretti, Daniele. - In: AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE WORLDWIDE. - ISSN 2569-7064. - 3:(2022), pp. 22-29.
The influence of density on the properties of AAC
Elena Michelini
;Daniele Ferretti
2022-01-01
Abstract
Growing demand for Near-Zero-Energy- Buildings may present an attractive opportunity for the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete market. Thanks to its low thermal conductivity, AAC can be used for new buildings, as well as for the energetic retrofitting of existing ones. However, higher energetic efficiency is usually achieved through the reduction of AAC density, with a detrimental impact on its mechanical performances. In this work, the influence of density on mechanical and thermal properties of AAC will be discussed, by analysing some results of a wide experimental campaign on AAC blocks with different densities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
