Light Weight Concrete

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Light Weight Concrete

• By Monica Avila
• MEEN 3344

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What is light weight concrete?

• It is an alternative
• to regular concrete
• Made up of shale,
• clay, vermiculite,
• pumice, and scorgia.

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How does it work?

• Reaction takes place between amongst
  materialshydrogen bubbles

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What could it be used for?

• Building Materials
• Pillers placed under water
• Bridges
• Decks
• Piers
• Parking Structure
• Insulation

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Pros and Cons

• Reduce the Dead Load of Cost More
• regular concrete structures If not mixed
  properly
• Provides a better strength to could tamper
  with the
• weight ratio strength of it.
• Has a higher fire rate Limited availability.

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Work Cited

• Geckostone.com
• Nrmca.org
• Hawaiianrocks.com
• Aliimg.com
• Toolbase.org