Semi Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets

Since the cement sheets were fireproof manufacturers initially considered them safer as compared to wood.

Semi corrugated asbestos cement sheets.

Large flat asbestos cement sheets were available in sizes of twelve feet long by four feet wide and thicknesses ranging from approximately an eighth of an inch to one inch. Asbestos cement flat sheets were at one time manufactured only in the typical gray color of cement and usually only accepted for industrial purposes. Corrugated roofing sheets made of asbestos is common in uk homes constructed prior to 2000. Therefore under normal circumstances cacs will not release any asbestos fibres cause air pollution or affect public health.

A uniformity of texture b flatness. Asbestos cement genericized as fibro or fibrolite short for fibrous cement sheet and ac sheet is a building material in which asbestos fibres are used to reinforce thin rigid cement sheets. Adding asbestos to the cement made the corrugated roofing sheets more heat resistant weatherproof and durable. The asbestos fibres in cacs bind tightly to the base material matrix of the cement.

Advertised as a fireproof alternative to other roofing. Semi corrugated asbestos cement sheets third revision 1592 2003 specification for asbestos cement pressure pipes and joints fburth revision 3 visual inspection 3 1 the sheets and boards shall be inspected visually to check the following. Corrugated asbestos cement sheets cacs is one of the most common low risk asbestos containing materials acms. Corrugated and semi corrugated asbestos cement sheets number of amendments.

Asbestos cement paste obtained by mixing 15 asbestos fibres with cement and mixed with water is pressed under grooved or toothed rollers so as to give a series of waves or corrugations. Corrugated cement sheets were mainly used for roofs fences shed walls etc. Is 459 title of legally binding document. After prolonged use and weathering they deteriorate and can release asbestos fibres in small quantities.

Corrugated and semi corrugated asbestos cement sheets specification third revision 1 scope this standard covers corrugated and semi corm gated asbestos cement sheets. This asbestos finder contains general information and your building might contain asbestos not described here. Asbestos is a mineral and cement sheets or fibro are materials that are useful as building materials and are made up of asbestos and cement mixture. Although invented at the end of the 19th century the material rose to necessity during world war ii to make sturdy inexpensive military housing and continued to be used widely following the war as an affordable external cladding for buildings.

The key difference between asbestos and cement sheet is that asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral whereas cement sheet is an artificially made building material. Cement matrix products ced 53 designator of legally binding document.