scholarly journals Application of Light Expanded Clay Aggregate as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate in Concrete Pavement

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Pavithra A ◽  
Jerosia De Rose D
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Clay Aggregates ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate ◽  
Effect Of Light

The main aim of this project is to develop a light weight concrete (LWC) by replacing the coarse aggregate with light weight expanded clay aggregate. The damage caused in LWC is less significant than conventional concrete and therefore the maintenance cost is also reduced. In order to understand the effect of light weight aggregate in concrete, conventional concrete of strength 30MPa was designed with the density of 2400 kg/m3. Then the natural coarse aggregates were replaced by clay aggregates and light weight concrete mix of density 1800 kg/m3 was designed to meet the desired strength requirement. As the density of the concrete tends to be lowered, the strength of the concrete may also tend to decrease. Hence suitable chemical and mineral admixture is to be incorporated in addition to significant water reduction to meet the strength requirement. Cement content kept constant in both the cases. The details of mechanical properties and durability properties of conventional and light weight concrete are reported in this paper. 

scholarly journals Strength Behavior of Pumice Stone Lightweight Concrete Beam in Contrast with Reinforced Concrete Beam

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-300
Keyword(s):  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Pumice Stone ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Foamed Concrete ◽  
Light Weight Aggregate

The density of concrete less than that of nominal concrete achieved by any means is referred as Light weight concrete. Circulated air through Concrete, Light Weight Aggregate Concrete, Foamed Concrete are different types of Light weight concrete. In this research study, the density of the concrete has been reduced by replacing the coarse aggregate by the pumice stone as light weight coarse aggregate. The major advantage of this study is to reduce the risk of seismic damages of the structure by reducing the self weight of the structure. The decrease in dead load of structure because of the utilization of LWC additionally brings about reduction in the cross segment of other auxiliary individuals such as beam, column and foundation. The pumice stones have huge number of voids and have moderately higher warm protection than the ostensible aggregates. The objective of this research is to obtain light weight concrete having low unit weight and an optimum compressive strength. The Nominal concrete and the light weight concrete is prepared and the tests were led to decide the mechanical properties and compressive quality, its flexural capacity in beams

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Lightweight Concrete with Styrofoam as a Replacement for Coarse Aggregate

10.29007/fdhp ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya Patel ◽  
Uresh Kachhadia ◽  
Mehul Shah ◽  
Rahul Shah
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Foam Concrete ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Heavy Loads

With the rapid growth in building construction and urbanisation, buildings are getting taller and bigger than ever. In India majority of structures are constructed with the help of concrete resulting into very heavy structures. Heavy loads are one of the limitations for construction of tall buildings. If somehow structures are made lighter, cost of the foundation can also be lowered down. Conventional concrete is one of the main reason in increasing the weight of the buildings. Light weight concrete can be very much effective in reducing the overall weight of the building. In conventional concrete, larger volume comprises of coarse aggregates. In this study, attempt has been made to replace conventional coarse aggregates with Styrofoam which is a very light weight foam. Concrete with different aggregate replacement percentage was tested. The results show very encouraging results for the compressive strength and density.

scholarly journals Durability Characteristics of Ceramic Waste based Light Weight Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.12) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhumitha. S ◽  
Dhinakaran. G
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Ceramic Tiles ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Ceramic Waste ◽  
Production Stage ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Durability Performance ◽  
Disposal Problem

Ceramic waste powder (CWP) is one waste material produced during cutting of ceramic tiles. CWP is rich in silica and alumina and is a fine material. Due to generation of more such waste it is mandatory to make use such material effectively in construction industry to minimize the disposal problem and also to reduce production of cement. Use of such material will minimize the carbon foot print in production stage of concrete. LECA is a light weight expanded clay aggregate could be used as substitute to natural coarse aggregate which is energy intensive. In this study, CWP is partially substituted for cement and LECA is partially substituted for natural coarse aggregate. CWP was used from 10 to 30% and LECA was used from 20 to 40%. All the mix combinations were subjected to durability studies namely sorptivity and porosity to study the effectiveness of enhancement on the performance of admixed light weight concrete. All the tests are performed as per ASTM standards. The durability performance of admixed concrete with ceramic waste and LECA aggregate are compared with results of conventional concrete.  

scholarly journals Strength Characteristics of Ternary Mix of Cement in Light Weight Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.12) ◽  
pp. 880
Author(s):  
V Vishnu Priya ◽  
P Bhuvaneswari ◽  
K Saravana Raja Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Mineral Admixtures ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Replacement Level ◽  
Dead Load ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Hardened Properties

The main aim of this study is to decrease the density and the dead load of the structure by using Light weight concrete (LWC). In this study Pumice aggregate was replaced with the conventional coarse aggregate. To enhance the strength of the concrete, cement was partially replaced with mineral admixtures, Ground Granulated Blast Slag (GGBS) and Metakaolin (MK).  The constant replacement level of cement with 30% GGBS and 15% Metakaolin was followed for all the mixes.  The natural aggregate has been replaced with pumice from 10% to 50% in the increment of 10%. A total of six combinations were cast. Hardened properties of the concrete were evaluated by conducting compressive strength (100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm cubes), split tensile strength (cylinder of size 100 mm x 200 mm). In order to enhance the strength properties, cement has been replaced with GGBS and MK at certain replacement levels. The strength properties of light weight concrete samples and the conventional concrete samples were carried out. 

scholarly journals Performance of Light Weight Concrete with Coconut Shell and Fly Ash

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1119-1127
Author(s):  
Vani Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Concrete Cylinders ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Failure Loads ◽  
Cost Of Materials

Abstract: The major factor that affects the housing delivery is high cost of materials for any conventional concrete. This has lead to find an alternative. An attempt has been made to find an alternative by using partial replacement of coarse aggregate by coconut shell aggregate and cement by fly ash. This report provides the information obtained from a literature search. And also provides laboratory experiments on Cement, Sand, Coarse aggregate and Coconut shell. This project is done using partial replacement of coarse aggregate by coconut shell aggregate and cement by fly ash.10 % of fly ash was kept constant as replacement for cement. And Coarse aggregate was replaced by 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of coconut shell aggregate.30 concrete cubes of 150x150x150 mm size were casted and 3 cubes were tested after 7 days of curing and 3 cubes were tested after 28 days of curing for each percentage.30 concrete Cylinders of 150x300 mm size were casted and 3 Cylinders were tested after 7 days of curing and 3 Cylinders were tested after 28 days of curing for each percentage.15 concrete Beams of 100X100X500 mm size were casted and 3 beams were tested after 28 days of curing for each percentage. Two models were done using ANSYS Software using the same failure loads from the experimental part. Keywords: Light weight concrete, coconut shell, Fly-ash, experimental.

scholarly journals Effect of Recycled Coarse Aggregate and Bagasse Ash on Two-Stage Concrete

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 556
Author(s):  
Muhammad Faisal Javed ◽  
Afaq Ahmad Durrani ◽  
Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman ◽  
Fahid Aslam ◽  
Hisham Alabduljabbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Recycled Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Coarse Aggregates

Numerous research studies have been conducted to improve the weak properties of recycled aggregate as a construction material over the last few decades. In two-stage concrete (TSC), coarse aggregates are placed in formwork, and then grout is injected with high pressure to fill up the voids between the coarse aggregates. In this experimental research, TSC was made with 100% recycled coarse aggregate (RCA). Ten percent and twenty percent bagasse ash was used as a fractional substitution of cement along with the RCA. Conventional concrete with 100% natural coarse aggregate (NCA) and 100% RCA was made to determine compressive strength only. Compressive strength reduction in the TSC was 14.36% when 100% RCA was used. Tensile strength in the TSC decreased when 100% RCA was used. The increase in compressive strength was 8.47% when 20% bagasse ash was used compared to the TSC mix that had 100% RCA. The compressive strength of the TSC at 250 °C was also determined to find the reduction in strength at high temperature. Moreover, the compressive and tensile strength of the TSC that had RCA was improved by the addition of bagasse ash.

Size Effect on the Bond Behavior of Grouted Reinforcing Bars Embedded in Light-weight Concrete

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamer Abbas ◽  
◽  
Yaqoob Yaqoob ◽  
Ola Hussein ◽  
Ibrahim Al-Ani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bond Strength ◽  
Concrete Specimen ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Reinforcing Bars ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Bond Behavior ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Specimen Width ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
The Relationship

This study presents experimentally the bond behavior of light-weight concrete specimens with grouted reinforcing bars in comparison with conventional concrete specimens. A total of (9) pull-out specimens were studied; (3) specimens of conventional concrete, (3) specimens of light-weight concrete, and other (3) specimens of grouted light-weight concrete. Two variables are adopted in this investigation: specimen width and type of concrete (conventional concrete, light-weight concrete and grouted light-weight concrete). The study contains a discussion of the general behavior of the specimens in addition to the study of the ultimate bond capacity, maximum bond stresses and the relationship between the stress and the slip for different pull-out specimens. Results show that bond strength is highest for the largest specimen size (bond strength of grouted light-weight concrete specimen with specimen width 400 mm is higher than that of the specimen with (200 mm) width by about (13.13%)). Also, bond strength is highest for the grouted light-weight concrete specimen (bond strength of grouted light-weight concrete specimen is higher than conventional concrete specimen by (11.11%)).

scholarly journals Strength Characteristics of Preformed Foam Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 8213-8216 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Strength Test ◽  
Strength Characteristics ◽  
Strength Parameter ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Foam Concrete ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
Light Weight Concrete ◽  
Parameter Test

The study deals with the usage of perforated foam of various percentages to that of coarse aggregate to produce light weight concrete. With the day to day increase in industries and civilization’s expansion it has become very much necessary to produce structures with proficiently lesser weight. Its usage has become more proficient in construction of building in earthquake prone areas. This experimental investigation deals with the study of strength parameters of light weight concrete by performing various strength test and its various behavior s such as compression, tensile and flexure are studied by adding preformed foam at various proportions of 0%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 40%. All these strength parameter test are performed on 7th day, 14th day and 28th day respectively from day of casting

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