Author : Ashish Paranje 1
Date of Publication :7th October 2016
Abstract: Conventional concrete used for structural applications has density in range of (2200-2600 kg/m3)[1]. A need arises for reducing the concrete density and making the concrete lighter which will in turn reduce the dead load on structure. Reduction of density in concrete leads to Light weight concrete (LWC) with its density ranging from 300 to 1850 kg/m3 [1]. The current paper makes an attempt to understand the studies carried out in the area of properties related to LWC. ACI [2][3][4], European [5][6] and Indian codes [7] are further studied to understand the guidelines mentioned in the codes related to LWC.
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