Cellularcrete wall system

Abstract

A cellularcrete wall system (CWS) having a metal track, an aligner, a plurality fo wall tubes, and a lintel beam. The metal track is fastened to a floor. The plurality of wall tubes is fastened, at the bottom, to the metal track and guided, at the top, by the aligner. Each wall tube has tongue-and-grove ends for fastening each wall tube to another wall tube. Some wall tubes are filled with concrete for supporting a load and connecting foundation to lintel beam. The lintel beam is made from two AAC fiber-mesh boards on both sides as part of the lintel beam. The two AAC fiber-mesh boards are secured to the aligner and braced with metal rod and collar at a top of the lintel beam. Concrete is poured between the fiber-mesh boards of the lintel beam.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to aerated concrete, and more particularly to low cost, reinforced autoclave aerated cellular concrete for use in building construction. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELEVANT ART [0002] The application of autoclave aerated concrete (AAC) in building construction has been in existence in America for quite a while. Companies such as Ytong and Hebel, Flex-Crete and others listed in Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association, www.aacpa.org. have extensive use of the product. The experience of Flex-Crete shown on their web site, www.flex-crete.com, under FEATURES stated Typical compressive strengths of Flex-Crete are 320 pounds per square inch (psi), more than adequate for supporting one and two story residential and commercial construction. It further stated Flexural strengths can be enhanced with the addition of polypropylene fibers. In addition, under SPECIFICATIONS stated Type. I AAC concrete with 320 (psi) at 30 pounds per cubic ...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] A general object of the invention is to manufacture economical structural components which can save labor and material.

[0007] Another object of the invention is to use fiber mesh reinforced high strength AAC tube as wall components which can be installed easily.

[0008] An additional object of the invention is to use fiber mesh reinforced AAC lintel beam as wall components which can be manufactured economically.

Problems solved by technology

The cost of building materials increases rapidly, while the shortage of labor for field work is even more critical.

The application of these methods so far has had limited success because of their high construction costs.

The panel is too heavy to be handled manually, instead, a crane must be used to move and install it.

Not only is the solid concrete wall panel cost more than concrete block, but the installation costs exceed that of concrete blocks.

For the insulating concrete forms walls, it may have an increased insulation value, but the cost to install the forms and the pour concrete solid inside the forms are higher than concrete block wall.

Even though the product has superior properties on the weight, insulation, fire-proof, sound-proof and moisture absorption as compared to the traditional concrete block, the total costs for the former is still higher than the latter.

Labor cost increases everyday, but it is still difficult, in the foreseeable future, for the heavy machines to replace the labor force in building construction, especially for the housing construction.

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