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Every week I try to search for new things related to civil engineering and this week I got to
learn about Foam-Concrete. Hope my learnings prove to be quite helpful for you as I tried to
sum it up in a few lines below.👇
🏗 Foam Concrete
When a special foam is added to cement mortar, it produces a lightweight concrete
termed as foam concrete. The lightweight of this concrete is due to air entrapped
within the voids. Air bubbles created in this paste of cement is influenced by the type
of foaming agent used. The foaming agent used in foam concrete is diluted with
water to make a pre-foaming solution which is then forced at high pressure through
the foaming lance. This produces a uniform, stable foam which has a volume greater
than that of the pre-foaming solution.
1️⃣ As it is light in weight, so it has low density and high flowability. Buildings made of
precast cellular concrete blocks have a reduced dead weight allowing to construct a
lighter frame.
2️⃣ This concrete offers great resistance to fire, hence is incombustible. This helps in
ensuring a better quality of life for everyone.
3️⃣ As foam concrete has a cellular structure, so it absorbs less water compared to the
normal concrete.
4️⃣ Differential settlement has always been a threat to buildings, but by using this
concrete in construction can aid in dealing with this threat as it is less susceptible to
differential settlement.
6️⃣ To increase the strength of soils on which structures are built, the soil is
compacted. If a structure is built from foam concrete then it offers about 100%
compacted foundation. Thus, compaction is not required.
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