Abstract: We developed a new structural light weight concrete by completely replacing coarse aggregate in concrete by expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a lightweight material that has been used in engineering applications since at least the 1950s. Expanded polystyrene waste in a granular form is used as light weight aggregate to produce light weight nonstructural concrete with the unit weight varying from 950 kg/m³ to 1350kg/m³. This paper reports the results of an experimental investigation into the engineering properties, such as compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, drying shrinkage and creep, of polystyrene aggregate concrete varying in density.
Keywords: EPS beads, concrete, compression Strength, Replacement.
Title: EPS BASED LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE DESIGN WITH ENHANCEMENT OF STRENGTH
Author: Yogesh Borkar, Mayur Singi
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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