.DURING A EUROPEAN property boom that started in the 1960s, an unfamiliar type of construction component began to become utilized. Enhanced autoclaved aerated concrete, referred to as RAAC, is pre-cast in a manufacturing facility, typically right into slabs, just before being actually required to a development internet site where it could be rapidly put together in to component of a property. Although RAAC is actually still made use of in numerous parts of the world, Britain is actually possessing particular concerns along with it.
In some structures the component is actually breaking up in 2018 it triggered a school rooftop to collapse. A number of institutions have been actually shut and also various other structures, featuring hospitals, are actually affected. This is leading to concern amongst everyone and a political problem for the authorities.
What is RAAC, and why does it end up being unsafe?