Author/Authors :
SAVAŞ, Musa General Directorate of State Hydraulic, Turkey , DEMİR, İlhami Kırıkkale University - Faculty of Engineering - Dept of Civil Eng, Turkey , Güzelküçük, Selahattin Ahi Evran University - Kırşehir Vocational School, Turkey , Şengül, Çağrı Göktuğ Kırıkkale University - Faculty of Engineering - Dept of Civil Eng, Turkey , Yaprak, Hasbi Kastamonu University - Faculty of Engineering - Dept of Civil Eng,, Turkey
Abstract :
Aerated concrete is a lightweight concrete which has porous structure. In this study, effects of usage of sepioliteas a raw material instead of quartzite on the thermal and compressive strength properties of aerated concrete were investigated.G2/04 class aerated concrete, which has been commercially produced as a wall component, has been focused. Aerated concrete samples have been prepared by substitution of sepiolite instead of quartzite in %5, %10, %15, %20 and %25. Sepiolite has been provided from Eskişehir mine field. After 4 hours cure at 60°C, samples moved to treat in autoklave in the temperature of 180°C and pressure at 11 bar for 6.5 hours. Thermal conductivity and compressive strength properties of samples were determined. As a result, increasing the rate of sepiolite in aerated concrete decreases the compressive strength and increases the thermal conductivity.
