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6. Cement-glass composite elements
Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement (GRC) or Glasfaserbeton (GFB) is a cement-rich micro-concrete (sand/cement ratio "1) into which glass filaments (100 to 200 filaments, each with a diameter of 10 to 30 µm) are incorporated during mixing (premix technique) or laying, using a technology directly derived from glass polyester composites: simultaneous spraying.
Microconcrete provides VCC with its intrinsic qualities (moldability, diversity of facings, etc.). As for glass fiber, it confers pseudoductile mechanical behavior, enabling the creation of thin and therefore lightweight products: 20 kg/m 2 in 10 mm thickness.
The qualities of VCC (lightness, mouldability, incombustibility, rot-proofing, mechanical performance) are used to produce a wide variety of non-structural products for the building industry...
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Bibliography
Reviews
BFT Betonwerk + Fergtigteil –Technik http://www.bft-online.info
CONCRETE PRODUCTS http://www.concreteproducts.com
BETON Belge http://www.febe.be
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Main manufacturing standards
- Règles communes pour les produits préfabriqués en béton, décembre 2004 - NF EN 13369 -
- Concrete – Performance, production, implementation and compliance criteria, April 2004 - NF EN 206-1 -
For information on the standardization of concrete products, concretes and raw materials, see the Standardization section (constantly updated) of the website
Associations federations
ASSOBETON Associazione nationale industrie manufatti cementizi http://www.assobeton.it
BLOCALIANS Le bloc béton http://www.blocalians.fr
Main machine suppliers
Suppliers of vibratory presses for concrete blocks
Exhibitions
BATIMAT International Construction Exhibition Paris Nov. 2005 http://www.batimat.fr
BAUMA International Faschmesse fur Baumaschinen Munich April 2007 http://www.bauma.de
CONSTRUMAT International Construction Exhibition Barcelona April 2005...
Congress
International Congress of the Concrete Industry BIBM Amsterdam 2005, Vienna 2008 http://www.bibm.org
International concrete conference and exhibition ICCX Berlin 2006 http://www.iccx.org
ULM concrete and precast conference ULM Germany February 2006...
Organizations
AFNOR Association Française de Normalisation http://www.afnor.fr
AFCAB Association Française de Certification des Armatures du Béton (French Concrete Reinforcement Certification Association) http://www.afcab.com
BIBM Bureau International du Béton...
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