ACI 213R-14 Guide for Structural Lightweight-Aggregate …

This guide includes a definition of lightweight-aggregate concrete for structural purposes and discusses, in a condensed fashion, the production methods for and inherent properties of …

How much does a square foot (sq ft) of concrete weigh?

The Insulcel System: Siplast Lightweight Insulating Concrete

Siplast Lightweight Insulating Concretes are com-posite systems that combine the unique properties of lightweight insulating concrete and Insulperm premium expanded polystyrene …

Lightweight Insulation Roof Fill note

With modern notes, this gets you right around 43-44 psf self-weight only for 110 psf LW concrete. Meaning you'd still need about 10 psf superimposed dead load on top of that, …

EFCO's RAPID CAST: Lightweight, High-Capacity Concrete …

Discover EFCO's RAPID CAST system, engineered for efficient concrete forming with lightweight panels supporting pour pressures up to 1,500 psf. Ideal for handset and ganged wall …

EFCO's RAPID CAST: Lightweight, High-Capacity …

Discover EFCO's RAPID CAST system, engineered for efficient concrete forming with lightweight panels supporting pour pressures up to 1,500 psf. Ideal for handset and ganged wall applications, RAPID CAST enhances productivity in …

Structural Lightweight Concrete

ESCS aggregate has been used in lightweight concrete for practically every type of structural application. It has been furnished at all compressive strength levels common to construction …

Lightweight Concrete Floor Systems – Thickness, Uses

Lightweight concrete floor provides more efficient strength-to-weight ratio in concrete floor systems when compared to other conventional concrete floor systems. The reduced quantity …

Lightweight Concrete: Weighing in on the Differences

Lightweight concrete presents a number of benefits to the building industry–lighter weight on a building's structural load, greater sound absorption, better shock absorption and …

Typical density for lightweight concrete

What you have is lightweight insulating concrete. If it is the perlite or vermiculite variety, then the density will be from about 25 to 40 pcf. If it is cellular concrete (Elastizell or …

Lightweight Concrete Floor Systems – Thickness, Uses

Lightweight concrete floor provides more efficient strength-to-weight ratio in concrete floor systems when compared to other conventional concrete floor systems. The reduced quantity of concrete and steel reinforcement offsets the …

Less is More: Structural Lightweight Concrete

There are many definitions, including the American Concrete Institute's that defines structural lightweight concrete as having an air-dried density of not more than 115 pcf (pounds per cubic foot) and having a 28-day …

CHAPTER 9 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

Whether you're determining the dead load to engineer the structural members of a floor, or just trying to satisfy your curiosity, here is a table of common construction materials and their associated weight. Table of different types of …

CHAPTER 9 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHTWEIGHT …

Typically, properties of lightweight concrete have been compared with those of normalweight concrete, and usually the comparison standard has been a single normalweight material.

Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Systems

Lightweight Insulating Concrete (LWIC) is a cutting-edge roofing solution that seamlessly integrates two longstanding and proven materials, Lightweight Concrete and Polystyrene …

Lightweight Fill Applications & Considerations

With lightweight fill, the approach is to reduce the loads acting on the soft soil and accept the natural resistance (strength and compressibility) of the existing soft foundation soil as it exists …