Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections

In structural design, an ideal situation in material saving is to reduce the weight of the structure without having to compromise on its strength and serviceability. This paper presents a novel use of lightweight concrete to create a lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section. The devel...

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Main Authors: Vimonsatit, Vanissorn, Mazlan, Muhammad, Nikraz, Hamid, Wahyuni, Ade
Other Authors: Sam Fragomeni
Format: Conference Paper
Published: CRC Press/Baklema 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30360
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author Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Mazlan, Muhammad
Nikraz, Hamid
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Mazlan, Muhammad
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description In structural design, an ideal situation in material saving is to reduce the weight of the structure without having to compromise on its strength and serviceability. This paper presents a novel use of lightweight concrete to create a lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section. The developed LSRC section can be used as beams or slabs in concrete structures. An experimental program has been conducted to explore the potential use of the developed LSRC section as beam members. Based on the tested beams, the flexural and shear strengths of LSRC beams are found to be comparable with the strengths of the solid beams having identical height. Details on the development of LSRC sections, experimental testing and results are presented. Benefits of using the developed LSRC beams will be highlighted.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-303602023-01-18T08:46:42Z Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections Vimonsatit, Vanissorn Mazlan, Muhammad Nikraz, Hamid Wahyuni, Ade Sam Fragomeni Srikanth Venkatesan Nelson T K Lam Sujeeva Sentuge In structural design, an ideal situation in material saving is to reduce the weight of the structure without having to compromise on its strength and serviceability. This paper presents a novel use of lightweight concrete to create a lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section. The developed LSRC section can be used as beams or slabs in concrete structures. An experimental program has been conducted to explore the potential use of the developed LSRC section as beam members. Based on the tested beams, the flexural and shear strengths of LSRC beams are found to be comparable with the strengths of the solid beams having identical height. Details on the development of LSRC sections, experimental testing and results are presented. Benefits of using the developed LSRC beams will be highlighted. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30360 CRC Press/Baklema restricted
spellingShingle Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Mazlan, Muhammad
Nikraz, Hamid
Wahyuni, Ade
Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title_full Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title_fullStr Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title_full_unstemmed Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title_short Use of Lightweight Concrete as Infill of Reinforced Concrete Sections
title_sort use of lightweight concrete as infill of reinforced concrete sections
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30360