Concrete Types in Construction

Purpose of high performance lightweight concrete utilization is to reduce cost or enhance functionality of the structure or the combination thereof. The economy of high performance lightweight concrete is discussed.One might argue that, the production of high performance lightweight concrete ...

High performance lightweight concrete is produced by carefully mixing specified amount of cement, sand, lightweight aggregate, different pozzolans such as fly ash, silica fume, shale, metakaolin, calcined clay and superplasticizer.Various applications of high performance lightweight concrete are discussed.

Shotcrete or sprayed concrete is also called as gunite or shotcrete is used for rapid concrete construction. Shotcrete is used for repair of damaged buildings, underground construction such as storage reservoir, tunnel linings as well as for new constructions. Properties, ...

Foam concrete is a type of lightweight concrete that is manufactured from cement, sand or fly ash, water, and the foam. Foam concrete is in the form of foamed grout or foamed mortar.Foam concrete can be defined as a cementitious ...