1 Scope

This document covers, regardless if manufactured in factories or in temporary plants on site under the same conditions, precast reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete with a dry density between 250 and 1000 kg/m³ intended not to be used as structural element:

• solid, hollow core and multilayer non-loadbearing wall elements;

• cladding elements;

• rectangular cross-section box culverts;

• components for noise barriers.

This document covers, regardless if manufactured in factories or in temporary plants on site under the same conditions, precast reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete with a dry density between 250 and 1000 kg/m³ intended to be used as structural element:

• solid, hollow core and multilayer loadbearing wall elements;

• retaining wall elements;

• solid, hollow core and multilayer roof elements;

• solid, hollow core and multilayer floor elements;

• solid, hollow core beams;

• solid piers.

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;

• reused reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete.