Influence of Cladding Material on the Vapor Permeability of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) Concrete

Abstract:

The demand for town houses using the constructions of lightweight conrete is growing rapidly in recent time. One of the most common building materials for cottage construction is lightweight aggregate blocks. An important role for lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) concrete plays such a property as vapor permeability. This paper presents the results of vapor permeability test of the samples, the analysis and recommendations for construction of the building. These samples were taken from the LECA concrete blocks covered by unidentified cladding, of which one of the town houses was under construction in the North-West of Russia. An assumption has been made that the unidentified cladding may cause losses to the building’s wall enclosure.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 725-726)
• Pages: 529-536
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.725-726.529
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Julia Dunaevskaya, Daria Zaborova, Artemy Churakov*, Artem Korsun
• Keywords: Building Enclosure, Cladding, Construction Material, Cottage, LECA, Lightweight Concrete, Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate, Town House, Vapor Permeability

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