Search for dissertations about: "autoclaved aerated concrete"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words autoclaved aerated concrete.

  2. 1. Long-term performance of water repellants on rendered autoclaved aerated concrete

    Author : Hülya Kus; KTH; []
    Keywords : water repellants; renderings; autoclaved aerated concrete; surface treatments; long-term performance; degradation; natural weathering; artificial weathering; moisture monitoring;

    Abstract : Many failures of external walls made of porous buildingmaterials are caused by excessive moisture content,particularly after driving rain and under long duration ofmoist conditions. Lack of sufficient protection againstexposure conditions is one of the reasons for external wallsprematurely demonstrating failures, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Development of a Low Cost Remediation Method for Heavy Metal Polluted Soil

    Author : Stalin Mkumbo; Gunno Renman; Ann-Margret Strömwall; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; autoclaved aerated concrete; decontamination; heavy metal; hyperaccumulator plants; sorbent; zeolite;

    Abstract : High concentrations of heavy metals in the soils have potential long-term environmental and health concerns because of their persistence and accumulation tendency in the environment and along the food chain. This study was aimed at studying the feasibility of heavy metals removal from the soil using plants naturally growing in the surroundings of selected polluted sites in Tanzania and soil application of the sorbent materials zeolite and autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). READ MORE