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Structural Lightweight Aggregate Concrete

• ID:

  392

• ESCSI:

  4000.052

• Author:

  Follett, P.M.

• Publication Name:

  Concrete (British)

• Type of Publication:

  Article

• Publisher:

• Dated:

  1985

• Issue/Volume:

  August

• Other ID:

• Page(s):

  8-10

• Reference List:

  Y

• Abstract:

  A structural engineer making an initial assessment of the above question will consider lightweight concrete (LWC) because it is lighter for the same cube crushing strength, ie, it has an improved strength to weight ratio. This is perhaps an obvious deduction for the engineer, but will he follow this through to its conclusion? In practice he will need to satisfy himself of a number of other main aspects:. availability of the aggregates
  . technical feasibility
  . value for money
  . suitability for use on site.