Technical Sheet

and Installation Guide

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

 Properties
Characteristic Unit Strength Class
AAC-6
Compressive Strength (faac) psi 870
Nominal Density pcf 37
Design Weight pcf 45
Drying Shrinkage % 0.02
Thermal Expansion Coefficient K-1 8 x 10-6
2 0
Thermal Conductivity BTU-in/ft h F 0.9811
Water Vapor Permeability ng/Pa.s.m 0.226
Fig. 1: Hebel Slab Panel.
Modulus of Elasticity psi 377,000
1 Technical Modulus of Rupture (MOR) psi 142

Sheet
Allowable Bearnig Stress psi 523
Table 1: Physical and design properties.
1.1 Hebel Slab Panel
Thermal Conductivity
General Features Class
Hebel Autoclaved Aerated Thermal Conductivity
Concrete (AAC) Floor and Roof AAC-6
Steady-State
Slab Panels are lightweight, fire 0.9811 BTU-in/ft2-h-0F
resistant, fast and easy to install
and provide lifelong superior Unit: BTU = british thermal unit , in = inches, ft = foot, h = hour, F = fahrenheit
thermal insulation. Hebel Slab Table 2: Hebel Slab Panel thermal conductivity.
Panels are steel reinforced (Grade
70) Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
elements. The interior steel wire Fire Performance
Thickness Fire Ratings UL Design
reinforcement is covered with an Hebel Slab Panel (Inch) (Hours) Number
anti-corrosion coating. Hebel Slab 4 1 K909
Panel is produced in an ASTM C Reinforced Slab Panel AAC-6
P932
1452 strength class: AAC-6. ->5 4
Note: Testing performed at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL under ASTM E119
(UL/ANSI 263) Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.
Uses
Hebel Slab Panels are used as Table 3: Hebel Slab Panel fire rating.
floor and roof simply-supported
slabs on Hebel Masonry Maximum Allowable Service Load - Hebel Slab Panel AAC-6
Components or CMU load-bearing Uniform Load [psf]
walls, wood, concrete or steel AAC Roof Panels AAC Floor Panels
beams. These panels are used in Panel Thickness [in] Panel Thickness [in]
Length
residential, multi-family housing, [ft]
4 6 7 8 4 6 7 8
Selfweight [psf] Selfweight [psf]
hotels, offices and industrial 14.8 22.1 25.8 29.5 14.8 22.1 25.8 29.5
buildings. Hebel AAC meets the
6.6 149 --- --- --- 154 --- --- ---
diverse demands better than any
8.2 115 --- For superimposed 88 --- For superimposed
other material due to the loads over 150 psf loads over 150 psf
numerous advantages of its 9.8 65 151 contact Xella Texas. 45 156 contact Xella Texas.

physical, mechanical, energy 11.5 36 126 149 --- 128 155 ---
efficiency and safety properties. 13.1 19 108 127 148 --- 79 133 154
14.8 --- 72 111 128 --- 49 98 135
Dimensions 16.4 --- 47 95 113 --- --- 65 106
Length: (2) Up to 20 ft 18.0 --- 30 65 102 --- --- 42 73
20.0 --- 16 41 70 --- --- --- 45
Width: 24 in.
Note: Panel Class AAC-6 and 24 in width. Superimposed uniform loads were calculated in accordance
Nominal Thickness: (1)(3) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 in. to ACI-523 design methodology. All roof panels meet or exceed L/240 live load and L/180 total load
vertical deflections at the allowable loads indicated. All floor panels meet or exceed L/360 live load
Class: AAC-6 and L/240 total load vertical deflations at the allowable loads indicated. Superimposed dead load
of 12.2 psf (roof panels) or 30.7 psf (floor panels) and the compression reinforcement contribution
(1) Tolerance + + 3/16,
_ 1/8, (2) Tolerance _ for long term deflection were considered.
(3) Nominal. Manufactured according to ASTM C1452. Table 4: Allowable service loads for AAC Slab Panels.

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2 Design
Considerations
2.1 General
Considerations
Hebel Autoclaved Aerated
Concrete (AAC) Slab Panels can
be used as floor or roof systems
and shall be designed in order to
comply with strength and
serviceability requirements as
specified by ACI-523.4R-09
The Slab Panel thickness and
the span will determine the
allowable service load (see Table
4). The load (dead and live) must
comply with the Local and Regional
Building Code.
Floor and roof panels can be
supported by AAC Masonry Walls,
reinforced concrete, concrete
masonry walls (CMU), wood or
steel beams.
AAC Slab Panels are reinforced
with two layers of high strength
smooth bars (Fy = 70,000 psi) which
are protected with an anti-
corrosive coat.
The longitudinal bars develop
their tensile stress using
mechanical anchorage provided
by cross bars .
3 Installation
Guide
Before installation
of Hebel Slab Panels
3.1 General Installation
Guidelines
1. Clear the unloading and
provisional storage area
- Consult an appropriate safety
professional or knowledgeable
OSHA trainer for rigging or
other safety considerations.
Insure adherence to Leading
Edge Support OSHA Guidelines.
- Carefully unload panels using
pallet forks (forklift, nylon straps,
slings or pallet fork on a crane
cable). Place pallets over wood
blocks (panels must not be in
contact with ground).
- Storage areas should be
accessible to delivery trucks and
convenient to staging areas. If
possible, drop-deliver the
material right to the material
staging areas.
- Material should always be
stored away from other
construction activities on a flat-
grade area that is not susceptible
to standing water, erosion or
settling.
2. Check material and installation
logistic
- Verify dimensions, positions
and quantity of the panels
according to Hebel shop
drawings.
- Define sequence of panel
installation according to Hebel
shop drawings. To help speed
installation, place the panels
with the groove side at the
beginning and continue.
- Define type of installation
equipment (crane or similar).
- Evaluate quantity of personnel
required for installation ( 4 to 5
assistants for panel installation
plus crane operator).
- Keep the material covered and
banded until ready for
installation. Excessive handling
may cause damage. Set delivery
schedule to match the erection
sequence.
- Chips and spalls can be
repaired. If any reinforcing is
visible, contact an authorized
AAC representative. All damaged
Fig. 2: Hebel Slab Panel Pallets.
surface areas may be repaired
using a compatible AAC patching
compound.
- All panels that have surface or
minor cracks are usable. Contact
an authorized AAC representative
when a crack is extended
completely through the panel.
3. Check existing steel
accessories (not supplied by Xella
AAC Texas).
- Steel accessories for holes
(ducts) -1 or 2 panels width- in
floor and roofs.
- Steel plate for connecting Slab
Panels to steel structure.
4. Check support structure
- All support elements (load-
bearing walls, concrete or steel
beams, etc) must be already
finished before receiving floor
and roof panels.
- Check layout and top of
supporting structure. AAC top
block adjustments must not be
less than 2 in height, or else
cement-sand mortar (1:4) must
be used (see Fig. 12-A).
Project Number
91593 P02 A01
Panel position
Panel type / area
E: Floor panel
A: Roof panel
Fig. 3: Panel identification.
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Fig. 4: Storage area close to job site.
Fig. 5: Slab Panel supported by steel elements.
- Bearing lengths for AAC floor
and roof panels should comply
with Table 5.
- Mark guidelines on top of the
supporting elements according
to bearing lengths in Hebel shop
drawings.
- For non-load-bearing
elements, put a layer of a
compressible material
(polystyrene or similar) on top.
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Support Elements Minimum Bearing Length (in)
Hebel Masonry Ld/80 or 2 (min)
Concrete or
Ld/80 or 2.0 (min)
Reinforced Concrete
Wood Ld/80 or 2.0 (min)
Steel Beams Ld/80 or 1.5 (min)
Note: Ld = Effective span length, Le = Clear span, where Ld = Le + 3 inches.
Table 5: Minimum bearing length for Slab Panels.
3.2 Installation Equipment:
- Hebel Slab Panel Lifting Gear
Requirements or Clamp (optional).
- Telescopic Crane or similar.
The actual list of tools, equipment - Circular Saw (8 diam min)
and other materials will depend on with metal cutting blade or
type of project and workforce. Gasoline-Powered Circular
Saws ( 12 min).
Tools: - Power Drill / Stirrer.
- Hammer-Ax. - Router / Bits.
- Rubber Mallet. - Hebel Hand Saw
- Scrub Brush. - Hebel Turners (2 pc).
- Hebel Sanding Float. - Safety Equipment (Hard hat,
- Hebel Plastic Bucket. face-shield, goggles, dust
- Chasing Tools. mask, ear plugs, gloves, safety
- Spatula. shoes, etc.).
- Chalk-Line.
- Tape Measure. Other materials:
- Finishing Trowels. - Hebel Thin Bed Mortar and
- Ripping Bar (36). Rapair Mortar.
- Hebel Rebar Spacers.
- Anticorrosive Paint.
- Fiberglass Mesh
- 4x4 in. Wood Block (2 ft long).
- Rebar #3, #4
- Cement-Sand Mortar.
- Concrete (3.000 psi).
- Steel Plates.
- Hebel Stucco, Base-Coats,
Textures, etc.
Fig. 6: Panel lifting gear T800.
- Anchors & Hebel Nails.
Note: Mayor equipment / tools are listed
but not limited to items noted above to
complete the installation.
Fig. 7: Panel lifting gear T1400.
Precaution: Always wear proper personal protection
equipment when using a circular saw, band saw or
an angle grinder, including goggles, face-shield,
hearing protection and dust mask.
3.3 Installation of Hebel
Slab Panels
a. Identify Hebel Panels to be
installed according to previous
logistics (see section 3.1 (2) and
Fig. 3).
b. Carefully unpack panels using
scissors or a hammer ax. Verify
that panels are in a stable
position prior to cutting the
banding.
c. Over 4x4 wood blocks, rotate
Slab Panel 90 or until tongue
and groove profiles are facing
up. Mark center of panel -Panel
length/2- (see Fig. 8).
d. Clean the tongue and groove
surface using a sanding float,
hammer and a brush.
e. Place lifting gear at center of
panel (see Fig. 8).
Fig. 8
IMPORTANT:
Handle panels with care to
avoid damage.
Make chases needed prior
to installation.
It is strictly forbidden at any
time for people to be under
the load during lifting.
Never put hands, arms, feet
or legs between the jaws
of the clamp.
The load must always be
hoisted; it may not dragged
along the ground.
Avoid sudden movement to
Fig. 9
prevent accidental release
of the load.
f. Using the pulleys, close
clamps, clipping the tongue and
groove sides of the panel.
g. Fasten safety chains avoiding
excessive tightening, lower the
locking lever (unlock position)
and indicate to crane operator
to lift the panel (see Fig. 9).
h. Two people will lead the panel
to place it on the support
(masonry, steel beams, etc).
i. Remove safety chains
Fig. 10
(see Fig. 10).
j. Place the panel on the
guidelines previously traced.
Verify minimum bearing length
(see Fig. 11).
k. Once the panel is placed, open
the clamps, raise the locking
lever (lock position) and remove
the lifting gear.
l. This procedure should be
followed for each successive
panel.
Fig. 11
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 Ring beam
longitudinal joint
(Reinforced)

Transversal joint
(Non-Reinforced)
B

B
Ring beam

Panel position

Cantiliver panel
anchorage

1/3

Cantiliver panel

Hebel rebar
spacer
(2 per panel) A A

SLAB PANEL

2 3/4
Longitudinal Lateral
minimum
reinforcement overlap
along panel Hebel Slab panel Hebel Slab panel
joint

Groove

Panel thickness
Ring beam: Panel thickness
concrete fc= 3Ksi
2#4 (along) and Ring beam
1#3@16 all around
the perimeter

Hebel Masonry
wall (Non load-bearing)
Hebel Masonry
wall (Load-bearing)

SECTION A-A SECTION B-B

Fig. 12: Hebel Slab panels over masonry.

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3.4 Cast and Cement-sand mortar (1:4)
Reinforcement of Groove joint
1#3 Rebar Tongue
Smooth finish
longitudinal joints and joint

ring beams Panel

thickness

Fiberglass mesh
After panel installation, place steel Reinforcement
reinforcement in longitudinal joints
(see Fig. 12 to 15 and 17) and ring
Fig. 13: Slab panel cross-section view.
beams surrounding panels (see
Fig. 14 and 17). Forms must be
placed in perimetral ring beams.

One #3 rebar is required in Hebel Slab panel

longitudinal joints (shear joints),

wedged with rebar spacers (2 per
panel), and filled with cement-sand Ring beam
Longitudinal
(2#4 and #3@16)
mortar (1:4) - see Fig. 14. Moist concrete fc= 3Ksi joint between
panels (1#3 and
Panel joints before application. cement-sand mortar)

Ring beams require 2#4 rebars

(along) and a #3 every 16
6
(diagonal) and filled with regular
concrete fc= 3 ksi. The maximum
size of coarse aggregate is 3/8
and 5 to 6 of slump. Ring beam 8 8

and form surfaces must be moist

before concrete casting.

Masonry

Fig. 14: Longitudinal joint and ring beam.

Rebar Conduit
Slab
panel

2 1/4
min.

Cut using 2 3/4 2 3/4 Fiberglass mesh

a small angle
grinder

Rebar
Galv. wire
Slab
panel

Ceiling outlet box

Fig. 15: Five-story hotel built with AAC (floor panels). Fig. 16: Conduit and ceiling fixtures.

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 Longitudinal joint Ring beam
(Reinforced)

Transversal joint
(Non reinforced)

1 1

Steel plates
(every 2 joints,
1 1 alternated)

1
1
Groove

Hebel Slab Panel

Installation sequence

1 1

1 1 Panel
position
Tongue

1 1

Load-bearing element
1 1

Hebel rebar 1 1
spacer
(2 per panel)

1 1

See joint and steel plate detail

SLAB PANEL

Transversal joint 1#3 + cement-sand

A Load-bearing Plate
(non reinforced) mortar
element (1/4 thickness)
thickness
Panel

Variable
Load bearing element
Hebel
Slab Panel
SECTION A-A
A 2
1 1/2
1/2
5/8
Panel thickness
minus 3/8

1 1/8
1/8
Longitudinal
joint (1#3
continuous
+ cement-sand
mortar) Variable

Steel plates Load bearing element

(every 2 joints,
alternated)
JOINT DETAIL PLATE DETAIL

Fig. 17:
17 Hebel Slab panel over steel structure.

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 Slab
Panel
1#3

Steel plate

Supporting element
(joist)

Fig. 20: Steel plate connection.

Fig. 18: Filling longitudinal joint with cement-sand mortar.

Minimum
Longitudinal bearing
reinforcement length
(1#3 +
Cement-sand cement-sand Hebel Slab
Steel plate panel
(cut panel at site) mortar mortar)

thickness
Ring

Panel
beam

Steel
plate

Hebel Slab panel Steel

beam
1#3 Rebar
along longitudinal joint Longitudinal
reinforcement

Steel beam
1/8

Steel
Fig. 19: Cantiliver panel anchorage. plate thickness
Panel

When Hebel Panels are installed

on a steel structure, steel plates Slab panel
must be welded (every 2 Steel
longitudinal joints, alternated) to beam
the structure for connection (see
Fig. 17 to 21). Place steel plates
after panel installation to ensure
correct location.

Fig. 21: Steel plate details.

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Fig. 22: Sanitary utilities.
3.5 Utilities Installation
Openings
Openings in floor and roofs for A/C
ducts, staircases, roof windows,
air exhausters, etc. are built using
steel support. For more
information, please call Xella
Technical Department.
Electrical conduits
Electrical conduits with a diameter
-1 can be lodged through
< c. For transversal cuts, wood
longitudinal joints on top or bottom
of the panels. For electrical
conduits >1 or several electrical
conduits, longitudinal joints can be
widened to lodge them. It is not
recommended to chase on top and
across the panel width -transversal
chase- (see Fig. 16).
It is possible to define cut surfaces
in Panels regarding installations.
For more information, please call
Xella Technical Department.
Piping lines
When required, PVC and other
piping lines can pass through
holes in the panels. The maximum
hole diameter permitted in one
panel is 6 or 12 in a joint between
panels (6 each panel). If more than
one hole is required, they must be
aligned along the length of the
panel. Only two longitudinal
rebar in the bottom reinforcement
of the panel can be cut (see Fig. 22
and 24).
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3.6 Panels Cutting d. For longitudinal cuts, wood
pieces must be placed at every 6
According to shop drawings, ft. (max) for 6 to 12 in thick panels
identify Hebel Slab Panels to be and every 4 ft for panels 4 to 5 in
cut. Permissible cutting length is thick.
indicated on shop drawings,
otherwise contact Xella Technical e. Check for full contact between
Department. Along its length, wood pieces and panel. Wedge if
Hebel Slab Panel can be cut 1/3 necessary.
the width.
f. Place a ruler as a guide and
trace the cut dimensions.
Cutting equipment options
g. Proceed with panel cutting,
Electric Circular Saw (8 blade
verifying that cutting dimensions
diameter).
comply with specifications.
Transversal and longitudinal cuts
Power Cutter (gasoline-
must be made with panel in
powered) 12 blade or greater
horizontal position; if full
(see Fig. 23).
thickness is to be cut, perform
cut from both sides.
Cutting procedures
h. Apply anticorrosive paint at
a. Prepare a flat surface for reinforced bar tips.
cutting site.
b. Check dimensions of cuts to
be made. Caution: Wear
protective helmet
& visor, goggles,
pieces must be placed along the hearing and
sides of the cut and at the edges respiratory protection. Read
of the panel.
equipment instruction manual.
Inhalation of concrete dust
above recommended exposure
levels may be harmful. Wet
sawing is recommended.
Please consult the Xella
Material Safety Data Sheet for
further details.
Fig. 23: Power cutter.
incorrect
6
6 correct
6
Hebel Slab
panel
Aligned
6
6
6
6
Fig. 24: Maximum dimensions of holes through slab panel.
4 Renders
and Finishes
4.1 Products
Surface patching

Use Hebel Repair Mortar to patch

chips, breaks and other
imperfections on surfaces of Hebel
Slab Panels.

Hebel Repair Mortar is prepared Fig. 25: Industrial and commercial projects.
in a plastic bucket, adding water
and mortar from the bag (see
instructions on the bag) and mixed
with a stirrer using a power drill
or by manual means (depending
on quantity to be used). It is applied
using a spatula.

Fiberglass Mesh
Fiberglass mesh, 6 minimum
width, should be installed directly
over one layer of render (without
nails) en every inferior joint
between panels (see Fig. 13) and
in places according to construction
details. Fiberglass mesh is not
required in case of suspended or
false ceilings.

Render and Finishes

Fig. 26: Housing projects.
Underneath Hebel Slab Panels can
be finish with Hebel Stucco,
gypsum plaster, acrylic texture
coat, elastomeric finishes, cement
based finishes; on floor panels
ceramic or clay tiles, laminated
stone, concrete pieces, carpet, etc.
can be used (see Fig. 27).

Roof panels can be finished using

membrane systems (SBS, APP,
etc), elastomeric roof coatings,
concrete or ceramic roof tiles,
asphalt roof shingles.

For more information and

technical assistance, please Fig. 27: Floor finish (marble).
contact AAC Texas.

Fig. 28: Multi-story building.

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