Lightweight block technology is one of the new technologies in the production of building materials that has many advantages in increasing the efficiency of the modern building process compared to traditional materials. The use of lightweight blocks can be significant not only in new buildings but also in the renovation of old buildings, given its benefits.
Benefits of Light Block:
- Fire Resistant: The resistance of structural components to fire is measured based on the length of time they can withstand fire without burning or crumbling. Leica grains are produced at temperatures of 1200 ° C, which can withstand heat shocks up to 1100 ° C. Each square meter of wall has a resistance of about 3 hours.
- Acoustic insulation: The block surface properties and properties of leica beads absorb sound.
- Thermal insulation: The use of lightweight blocks in the insulation of peripheral walls has been approved by the Fuel Conservation Organization of the country and without any other insulation, the wall with lightweight block is considered as homogeneous insulation.
- Resistance: Lightweight blocks are manufactured to the latest available standards and have optimum load resistance. Also, the low elastic modulus of these blocks, as filling components in earthquake-prone buildings, increases the building's oscillatory period, in other words, decreases the earthquake force on the building.
- Physical usability: Light block is manufactured in different shapes and sizes in Farsi and brick. Cutting, nailing, drilling and fitting of cable paths and installation pipes can be easily done on these blocks. This block is easily cut with milling and breaks only when used with a blade, which significantly reduces the outflow of materials.
- Applicability with mortar types: The geometric shape of lightweight hollow blocks in addition to reducing weight, prevents the loss of mortar when building walls.