Aerated concrete is an established building material in some parts of the world. In Europe, a big manufacturer is Ytong, and they even make precast panels in addition to blocks.
It's made differently from this, though. It is aerated through a chemical reaction rather than mechanically.
Note that aircrete itself has existed for decades, but production of aircrete has typically required buying (or DIY-ing) a high-capacity foam generator.
What's novel in this video is the production method, which uses only a standard cement mixer.
I like the idea of a lightweight concrete like material that can be used to make houses more durable. Is there a way to replace drywall interiors with this or something else? I really hate how susceptible drywall is to things like moisture and mold, but also how repairing it requires a dusty and messy process of cutting, sanding, mud, tape, and all that. It would be so much easier to have waterproof durable panels that can be opened to access the interior wall spaces (for electrical or plumbing stuff). Is there a solution?
Fuck aircrete. My house has aircrete blocks in the extension and you need special expensive wall plugs to attach things to it that are rated to a grant total of 25kgf.
Because nobody would want to actually hang heavy things on their wall right??
Just started watching this, but if anyone has seen similar material used for some form of retaining wall (even 1-4' high), I'd be happy to hear about it. Got a lot of slope to deal with, and materials for attractive retaining walls add up.
I saw this days ago. The problem is validating strength and integrity over time. That sort of long-term follow-up and scientific, repeatable destructive testing doesn't fit into a short video. Evangelizing unproven construction methods and materials is reckless without context and nuance.
When an office building was built in any earthquake-prone area that housed a nuclear engineering consultancy I worked in for several years, multiple test specimens of concrete were poured and kept for later testing and evaluation, and extra ones were kept should there ever be a question about the concrete's quality in the future.
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It's made differently from this, though. It is aerated through a chemical reaction rather than mechanically.
What's novel in this video is the production method, which uses only a standard cement mixer.
The 'traditional' method is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnNua21zx78
Because nobody would want to actually hang heavy things on their wall right??
When an office building was built in any earthquake-prone area that housed a nuclear engineering consultancy I worked in for several years, multiple test specimens of concrete were poured and kept for later testing and evaluation, and extra ones were kept should there ever be a question about the concrete's quality in the future.