• Hassavathu Durga Prasad
• Chava Srinivas

Autoclaved aerated concrete blocks are light in weight and density varies from 450-950 kg/Cum, that reduces the dead load of the main structure and have better earthquake resistance, have high compressive strength, has better moisture resistance, have better sound insulation property and absorbs less water, has better fire resistance and available in big blocks and requires less mortar, therefore it increases the speed of construction, so economical too when it is compared to conventional clay bricks. But, the AAC blocks show cracks on the surface due to loading, change in temperature, provision of reinforcement, and seismic zoning, and in this paper, a study is carried out to reduce the crack formation and solutions to reduce or to eliminate the crack.

Autoclaved aerated concrete block, loading, temperature, reinforcement, cracks resistance

"A STUDY ON CAUSES AND CONTROL OF CRACKS ON AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.1239-1246, September-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009168.pdf

"A STUDY ON CAUSES AND CONTROL OF CRACKS ON AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp1239-1246, September-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009168.pdf