Abstract:
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 thecompressive strength and density.
Description:
Kalpa Publications in Civil Engineering, Volume 1, 2017, Pages 103–108
