4. Plasterboard
Gypsum plasterboard (PYL) consists of a gypsum matrix sandwiched between two cardboard sheets to form smooth rectangular boards. Board surfaces can vary according to the application, and the core can contain additives to give it additional properties.
Some of its properties can be linked to greater lightness (such as easier handling and installation), better fire protection and improved acoustic performance. All the characteristics of this rot-proof material have made it an essential element for masonry, rehabilitation, restoration and interior decoration
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Bibliography
Websites
Buildex Inc. Haydite Expanded-Shale Lightweight Aggregate http://www.buildex.com/haydite.html (page consulted on September 10, 2011)
Standards and norms
- Plasterboard – Definitions, requirements and test methods - NF EN 520 - 2009
- Test methods for masonry mortars – Part 19: Determination of water vapor permeability of hardened plaster mortars - NF EN 1015-19/A1 - 2005
- Testing methods for natural stone – Determination of real and apparent densities and open and total porosities - NF EN 1936 - 2007
- Building materials and products – Hygrothermal properties...
Patents
ROMÁN ALEMA (B.), TORRES ZACARÍAS (P.). – Mortero de yeso con vermiculita expandida y aditivado, y procedimiento para su obtencion. Patent (Spain). ES2331043 B1 (2010).
WHINFIELD and DICKSON. – Improvements Relating to the Manufacture of Highly Polymeric Substances, British Patent 578,079,1941. Polymeric Linear Terephthalic Esters, U.S. Patent 2,465,319 (1949).
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