Data Sheets 12 Aggregate concrete blocks: a guide to movement control
Publication Year
2003
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
After construction, buildings, especially the more modern slender constructions, are subject to small dimensional changes. The main movement in concrete masonry as it dries to equilibrium moisture content and the concrete carbonates is shrinkage. Gives guidance on how to accommodate such movements based on rules of thumb outlined in the data sheet.
Publisher Information
Concrete Block Association
In 1999, the Concrete Block Association replaced the Aggregate Concrete Block Association as the trade body for manufacturers of aggregate concrete building block in Great Britain. The CBA publish data sheets and technical guidance on many typical block applications.
The Old Rectory
Main Street
Glenfield
CBA
UK
Website: www.cba-blocks.org.uk
Email: masonry@mineralproducts.org
Tel: 0116 2325165
