05-11-2014, 10:46 AM
Abstracts: Heavy dead load of the building is the major problem for any structure. Using of lightweight materials is one of the solutions to reduce the weight of the building. So we are conducting the project on lightweight building materials. There are so many different building lightweight materials available for different types of work. Among those we are considering the important materials which are light weight concrete, light weight aggregate and light weight brick. The usage of lightweight aggregates in concrete or mortar is increasing remarkably due to energy and safety reasons. The important factor for energy saving (heat insulation) in buildings is the used construction materials and their thermal properties. This project contains lightweight materials details, applications, specifications, test results. By studying the cost comparison & feature comparison, its noticed that lightweight materials are more effective