This document shall cover, regardless if manufactured in factories or in temporary plants on site under the same conditions, prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete with a dry density between 250 and 1000 kg/m3 to be used in building construction as: — solid, hollow core and multilayer wall elements intended to be used as structural elements; — solid, hollow core and multilayer wall elements intended to be used as non-structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water; — retaining walls intended to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water; — solid, hollow core and multilayer roof elements intended to be used as structural elements; — solid, hollow core and multilayer floor elements intended to be used as structural elements; — solid, hollow core beams intended to be used as structural elements; — solid piers intended to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water; — cladding elements intended to be used as non-loadbearing elements; — rectangular cross-section box culverts intended not to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water; — components for noise barriers intended not to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water. This document does not cover: — retaining walls intended to retain tanks or reservoirs of liquids; — precast diaphragm walls (concrete sheet piling); — ribbed floor elements; — lintels.
This European Standard is for prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete to be used in building construction for: a) Structural elements: - loadbearing wall components; - retaining wall components; - roof components; - floor components; - linear components (beams and piers). b) Non-structural elements: - non-loadbearing wall components (partition walls); - cladding components (without fixtures) intended to be used for external facades of buildings; - small box culverts used to form channels for the enclosure of services; - components for noise barriers. Depending on the type and intended use of elements for which the components are utilized, the components can be applied - in addition to their loadbearing and encasing function - for purposes of fire resistance, sound insulation and thermal insulation indicated in the relevant clauses of this European Standard. Components covered by this standard are only intended to be subjected to predominantly non-dynamic acti
