Residual compressive strength of lightweight foamed concrete after exposure to high temperatures

• Main Authors: Othuman Mydin, Md Azree, Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Che-Ani, Adi Irfan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2015
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14005/1/Foam.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14005/; http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.747.213
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Even though lightweight foamed concrete has low mechanical properties compared to normal weight concrete, there is a potential of using this material as partition or load-bearing wall in low-rise residential construction.Before it can be considered for use as a load-bearing element in the building i...