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Lightweight Concrete—From Basics to Innovations [PDF]

Materials, 2020
Lightweight concrete has a history of more than two-thousand years and its technical development is still proceeding. This review starts with a retrospective that gives an idea of the wide range of applications covered by lightweight concrete during the last century.
Karl-Christian Thienel, Timo Haller
exaly   +6 more sources

Ductility Enhancement of Sustainable Fibrous-Reinforced High-Strength Lightweight Concrete. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2022
To limit the cross-sectional size of concrete structures, high-strength, lightweight concrete is preferred for the design and construction of structural elements.
Hosen MA, Shammas MI, Shill SK, Al-Deen S, Jumaat MZ, Hashim H.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Utilization of Completely Recycled Fine Aggregate for Preparation of Lightweight Concrete Partition Panels

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2021
Highlights CRFA is used for preparing the lightweight concrete partition panels. The optimal ratio of the CRFA to the cement is 2.2 for the lightweight concrete. CRFA lightweight concrete needs to be cured for at least 10 days.
Yibo Yang, Baixi Chen, Weizhen Zeng, Yanjun Li, Qiaohui Chen, Wenying Guo, Hengchang Wang, Yingqin Chen   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Predict Punching Shear Capacity of Lightweight Concrete Slabs. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2022
Although lightweight concrete is implemented in many mega projects to reduce the cost and improve the project’s economic aspect, research studies focus on investigating conventional normal-weight concrete.
Ebid A, Deifalla A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Thermal and Acoustic Features of Lightweight Concrete Based on Marble Wastes and Expanded Perlite Aggregate

Buildings, 2023
A large amount of industrial solid waste is generated from industrial activities worldwide. One such waste is marble waste, a waste generated from quarries which is generated in larger amount which needs attention.
Omrane Benjeddou, G. Ravindran, M. Abdelzaher   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF ADDITIVES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2023
Many organizations around the world have recognized lightweight, long-lasting, cost and environmentally-friendly construction materials as a future necessity.
Raed K. Mohammed Jawad, Mohammed J. Kadhim, Hamza M. Kamal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Recycled Tire Rubber, Crushed Glass, and Crushed Clay Brick in Lightweight Concrete Production: A Review

Sustainability, 2023
Worldwide, vast amounts of waste are produced every year and most waste is sent directly to landfills or burnt, which has severe and harmful impacts on the environment.
Sherif H. Helmy, Ahmed M. Tahwia, Mohamed G. Mahdy, Mohamed Abd Elrahman, M. Abed, Osama Youssf   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Compressive Strength Prediction of Lightweight Concrete: Machine Learning Models

Sustainability, 2022
Concrete is the most commonly used construction material. The physical properties of concrete vary with the type of concrete, such as high and ultra-high-strength concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, polymer-modified concrete, and lightweight concrete ...
Aman Kumar, H. Arora, N. R. Kapoor, M. Mohammed, Krishna Kumar, A. Majumdar, O. Thinnukool   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight concrete produced with polyester-coated pumice aggregate

Construction and Building Materials, 2023
With the technological advances in the field of building materials, there has been an increasing focus on the research of lightweight concrete made with coated aggregates for improving the durability of concrete.
Alper Bideci, Özlem Sallı Bideci, A. Ashour   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polystyrene Lightweight Concrete (Polyconcrete) [PDF]

مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعية, 2001
This paper handles the characteristics of new lightweight concrete consisting of polystyrene, sand, cement and water. Through this paper it has been proven that the proposed mix is very reliable giving strengths of up to 200 kg/cm2 with a low density ...
Zaher Kuhail
doaj   +1 more source