Essay On Lightweight Concrete

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2.1.3.2. Concrete classification: Lightweight concrete can be classified according to: 2.1.3.2.1. The production methods: There are three methods of producing lightweight concrete. First, lightweight aggregate has a specific gravity of 2.6 mm. That type of concrete is generally known by the name of lightweight aggregate. The second method of producing lightweight concrete relies on introducing large voids within the concrete. These voids are clearly distinguished from the extremely fine voids produced by air entraining. This type of concrete is variously known as aerated, cellular, foamed or gas concrete. The third method of obtaining lightweight concrete is by eliminating the fine aggregate from the mix so the coarse aggregate of ordinary weight is generally used. This concrete is known as no fines concrete (Neville and Brooks, 2010; Slaby, Aziz and Hadeed, 2008). Figure (2.2) shows these types of lightweight concrete. Figure (2.2): Basic shapes of lightweight concrete. (Newman and Choo, 2003) 2.1.3.2.1.1 Lightweight aggregate concrete: Lightweight aggregates are used to produce lightweight concrete when the weight of aggregates is lower than 1120 kg/m3 (Mehta and Monteiro, 2006). Lightweight aggregates have many sources: a)…show more content…
Aerated concrete is also commonly known as a cellular concrete (Neville and Brooks, 2010). It can be divided into two main types according to the method of production. They are foamed concrete (non-autoclaved aerated concrete (NAAC)) and autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). Foamed concrete is produced by injecting preformed stable foam or by adding a special air-entraining admixture known as a foaming agent into a base mix of cement paste or mortar (cement+water or cement+sand+water). The AAC is produced by adding a predetermined amount of aluminum powder and other additives into slurry of ground high silica sand, cement or lime and water. (Yen, 2006; Li,

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