Effects of Consumption of Cement in Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Concrete Containing Brazilian Expanded Clay

Abstract:

Concrete is one of the oldest building materials known to humankind. From 1824, with the advent of Portland cement, concrete assumed a prominent place among the construction materials, due to large amounts of strength, durability and versatility it offered compared to other products, allowing the molding of various forms architectural. Until the early 80s, the concrete remained only as a mixture of cement, aggregates and water, however, in recent decades, due to the development of new techniques and products, the concrete has been undergoing constant changes. The concrete with lightweight aggregates have been used since the beginning of the last century, with low values of density (< 2000 kg/m³), demonstrating the great potential of using this material in several areas of construction ^[. With the objective of analyzing the influence of the consumption of cement in conventional concrete and light, were molded, tested and compared body-of-evidence containing two different amounts of cement consumption: a) 350 kg/m³ and b) 450 kg / m³. The results were compared with those obtained by other researchers, as well as with [ and [.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 368-370)
• Pages: 925-928
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.368-370.925
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Andressa Fernanda Angelin, Lubienska Cristina L.J. Ribeiro, Marta Siviero Guilherme Pires, Ana Elisabete P.G.A. Jacintho, Rosa Cristina Cecche Lintz, Luísa Andréia Gachet-Barbosa
• Keywords: Alternative Material, Component, Construction Materials, Expanded Clay, Lightweight Concrete

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