The invention discloses
foam concrete and a preparation method thereof. The
foam concrete comprises a gelling material, light aggregate, water, admixture and
foaming agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) pre-treating raw materials to prevent hard lumps and hard grains in the raw materials from depositing in foam
slurry; (2) weighing each component according to a proportion; (3) preparing and adding foaming solution; (4) loading and stirring, namely, adding water into a stirrer, starting the stirrer, and adding
cement,
coal ash,
perlite, waterproof agent, anti-freezing agent, water
reducing agent and
fiber into the stirrer in turn; (5) foaming, namely, foaming at the same time of stirring the
slurry, sealing a valve firstly and then pressurizing the valve by an
air compressor; (6) adding foam, namely, after the gelling
slurry is well prepared, adding the foam into the gelling slurry under the state of stirring without stopping the stirrer; and (7)
casting and molding, namely, when the slurry surface has no floating foam, finishing the preparation of the foam slurry. The
foam concrete has the functions of light weight, water proofing,
fire resistance, heat insulation, freezing resistance,
cracking resistance,
shock resistance and the like, and is particularly suitable for
engineering insulating
layers in cold areas and water-blocking and shock-resistant
layers of underground
engineering.