A study on the use of Mount Pinatubo pumice as complete substitute for coarse and fine aggregate of lightweight concrete for structural applications.

• Main Authors: Bondoc, Basil Martin B., Pernia, Marichelle S.J., Zabala, Jenniffer C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Lightweight concrete; Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10247
• Institution: De La Salle University

In the Philippines, there is an abundance of natural lightweight aggregates like pumice. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo spewed about 0.2 billion cubic meters of volcanic ash and pumice. An undergraduate thesis made...