1. Experimental study on the effect of fiberglass admixture towards compressive strength of lightweight cellular concrete.
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Sunarto and Prawira, Indra
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AIR-entrained concrete , *COMPRESSIVE strength , *GLASS fibers , *THERMAL conductivity , *LIGHTWEIGHT concrete , *CONCRETE - Abstract
Due to the rapidly developing globalization era on either building or infrastructure during the recent years, the application of concrete is also increasing. One of the applications is lightweight cellular concrete which has been implemented in numerous countries, such as The United States, Great Britain, and Sweden. The advantage of lightweight cellular concrete is the density of concrete less than 1,900 kg/m3, low heat conductivity, and decreasing dead loads. More-in-depth research has been conducted experimentally to figure out the effect of fiberglass admixture towards compressive strength of lightweight cellular concrete. In this research, a block of lightweight cellular concrete was created by mixing 14.53 MPa concrete with 10% of Air Entrained Agent, followed by 1%, 2%, and 3% fiberglass. From day 28 of this experiment, it can be concluded that the lightweight cellular concrete experienced a significant reduction on its compressive strength which were 62.03%, 86.17%, 91.39%, and 96.77%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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