The Possibility of Producing Self-Compacting Lightweight Concrete by Using Expanded Polystyrene Beads as Coarse Aggregate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Hamid Medher ◽  
Abdulkader Ismail Al-Hadithi ◽  
Nahla Hilal
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Expanded Polystyrene ◽  
Polystyrene Beads

Lightweight Concrete Precast Panels for the Improvement of Thermal Insulation of Housing with Expanded Polystyrene Beads

2021 ◽  
Vol 1033 ◽  
pp. 163-171
Author(s):  
Alexandra Reto ◽  
Renzo Sanabria ◽  
José Rodriguez ◽  
Alexandra Hinostroza
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Expanded Polystyrene ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Polystyrene Beads

The precast concrete elements in the construction of buildings are increasingly used due to their better quality control, constructive speed, reduction of the number of workers and less waste of resources compared to conventional construction; for wall applications, to these advantages, the design to ensure thermal comfort requires the improvement of the low thermal insulation of conventional concrete panels. The use of materials with lower thermal conductivity such as Expanded PolyStyrene Beads (EPSB) in lightweight concrete for the construction of precast panels in housing, contributes to improve thermal insulation and the saving operational energy during its operation phase, because the aggregate has a small size, low density and thermal conductivity; applied in higher volumes in concrete, reduces indoor heat loss in cold climates and indoor heat gain in warm climates in housing. The purpose of this research is to study the behavior of lightweight concrete with EPSB for 16%, 26% and 36% addition and evaluate the air-dry density, compressive strength, thermal conductivity, relationship between air-dry density with compressive strength and thermal conductivity. The results indicate that the higher the percentage of EPSB the air-dry density, compressive strength and thermal conductivity decrease; the relationships between air-dry density with compressive strength and thermal conductivity follow a linear trend and are similar.

scholarly journals Recovery and Incorporation of expanded polystyrene SolidWaste in Lightweight Concrete

Ingeniería ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-249
Author(s):  
María Paula Espinoza-Merchán ◽  
Laura Juliana Torres-Parra ◽  
Nicolas Rojas-Arias ◽  
Pablo Miguel Coha-Vesga
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Expanded Polystyrene ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Chemical Attack ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
Concrete Failure ◽  
Attack Process

Context: The high consumption of parts made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) generates environmental problems when disposed. Due to its low density and the low possibility of being utilized in other applications after its disposal, it is necessary to generate an alternative for the recovery and application of this type of waste. This work aims to generate an alternative in the application of EPS waste, particularly as a coarse aggregate in the manufacturing of lightweight concrete. Method: This study used discarded EPS containers as raw material. The material was cleaned, crushed and subsequently reduced in volume by applying acetone, generating pieces of polystyrene (R-PS) to be applied as a coarse aggregate for the manufacturing of lightweight concrete in different proportions. In addition, the pieces were subjected to a chemical attack process in order to observe their behavior. Results: The results show the degree of volume reduction of the EPS pieces by using different acetone ratios, establishing the best degree of reduction (in volume) of this material. Likewise, chemical attack tests show the behavior of R-PS against different agents in R-PS samples. Meanwhile, the failure tests on different concrete samples determine the best R-PS ratio as coarse aggregate for the manufacturing of lightweight concrete. Conclusions: The data obtained in this study show that the application of acetone on EPSW samples reduces its volume by up to 55 %. Concrete failure tests show that an optimum P-RS addition value, to be used as an aggregate in the manufacturing of lightweight concrete, is 7 %. This improves its resistance to chemical agents and weight reduction without significantly reducing the mechanical properties of concrete.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON LWC WITH COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF COURSE AGGREGATE BY EPS BEADS

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalija Bede ◽  
Neira Torić Malić
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Expanded Polystyrene ◽  
Hardened Concrete ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Mixture Proportioning ◽  
Complete Replacement ◽  
Total Replacement ◽  
Mix Proportion

In this paper, expanded polystyrene (EPS) lightweight concrete (LWC) was investigated. The mainaim was to design EPS LWC with the specified density of 1200 kg/m3 according to standard concretemix proportion. Mix proportion included total replacement of the conventional coarse aggregate bymaximum possible amount of EPS beads, which ensures concrete workability and prescribeddensity. The results demonstrated that exactly defined mixture-proportioning and casting procedureare required to achieve designed density. For designed EPS LWC mixture properties of freshlymixedconcrete and hardened concrete were analyzed. Based on test results it is concluded thatdesigned EPS LWC can be used for structural-insulating purpose such as floors and roofs.

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