Effects of Various Additives on Drying Shrinkage, Compressive and Flexural Strength of Lightweight Foamed Concrete (LFC)

Ahmad Farhan Roslan; Hanizam Awang; Md Azree Othuman Mydin

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.626.594

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Effects of Various Additives on Drying Shrinkage, Compressive and Flexural Strength of Lightweight Foamed Concrete (LFC)

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This paper presents an investigation on lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) with different type of additives. LFC with 600, 1000 and 1400 kg/m³ density were cast and tested. Fly ash, lime and polypropylene fibre were used on each density with different percentages. All the additives effects were compared with normal LFC as control mix. Mechanical properties of LFC were evaluated with several tests up to 180 days. The results show that the drying shrinkage, compressive strength and flexural strength are affected by the hydration process of each additive in the harden LFC. Fly ash as pozzolanic material helps to strengthen the LFC, though it needs longer curing period to achieve ultimate strength. Lime gives slight contribution to strength as detail investigation on microstructure formation will give clear answer on how the mechanical properties were affected. The addition of polypropylene contributes to flexural strength and shrinkage of LFC. Polypropylene fibre only contributes to compressive strength at low LFC density.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 626)

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594-604

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December 2012

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Ahmad Farhan Roslan, Hanizam Awang, Md Azree Othuman Mydin

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Compressive Strength, Drying Shrinkage, Flexural Strength, Lightweight Foamed Concrete (LFC), Microstructure

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