What is Floating concrete:
A floating concrete structure is usually a solid body made of reinforced concrete an inner chain of chamber filled with a lightweight impermeable material.
Floating slabs are concrete slabs that are laying over the ground, without any kind of anchoring, as if it simply sits on it and floats. The main application of floating slabs is to use as a base foundation for sheds, manufacturing workshops.
LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE:
Lightweight concrete can be defined as a type of concrete which includes an expanding agent in that it increases the volume of the mixture while giving additional qualities such as ailbility and lessened the dead weight.The main specialties of lightweight concrete are its low density and thermal conductivity.
Advantages of light weight concrete:
- Reduction in dead loads making savings in foundations and reinforcement.
- Improved thermal properties.
- Improved fire resistance.
- Savings in transporting and handling precast units on site.
- Reduction in form work and propping
MATERIAL USED:
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE used in structural lightweight concrete are typically expanded shale,clay or slate materials that have been fired in a rotary kiln to develop a porous structure. Other products such as air-cooled blast furnace slag are also used.
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