EN 12602:2026

Precast autoclaved aerated concrete products EN 12602:2026

Publication date:   Jul 26, 2026

Scope

This document shall cover, regardless if manufactured in factories or in temporary plants on site under the same conditions, prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete with a dry density between 250 and 1000 kg/m3 to be used in building construction as:
— solid, hollow core and multilayer wall elements intended to be used as structural elements;
— solid, hollow core and multilayer wall elements intended to be used as non-structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water;
— retaining walls intended to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water;
— solid, hollow core and multilayer roof elements intended to be used as structural elements;
— solid, hollow core and multilayer floor elements intended to be used as structural elements;
— solid, hollow core beams intended to be used as structural elements;
— solid piers intended to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water;
— cladding elements intended to be used as non-loadbearing elements;
— rectangular cross-section box culverts intended not to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water;
— components for noise barriers intended not to be used as structural elements and if relevant for applications in contact with soil and ground water.
This document does not cover:
— retaining walls intended to retain tanks or reservoirs of liquids;
— precast diaphragm walls (concrete sheet piling);
— ribbed floor elements;
— lintels.

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