Strength and durability of lightweight concrete

By M. Haque, H. Al-khaiat, Obada Kayali. 2004

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Proportioning and characterization of lightweight concrete mixtures made with rigid polyurethane foam wastes (2008, unknown): “Curing under water usually improves the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete in a signiﬁcant way [25].”
Combined effect of silica fume and expanded vermiculite on properties of lightweight mortars at ambient and elevated temperatures (2015, background): “Lightweight concretes present superior properties such as, thermal isolation [5–7], fire/high temperature resistance and so protection [8–13], sound insolation [14–19], strength enough for structural applications and reducing dead load of structure resulting in a decreased cross sections of structur”
Lightweight concrete made from crushed oil palm shell: tensile strength and effect of initial curing on compressive strength. (2012, background): “Compared to normal weight concrete (NWC), the tensile/ compressive strength ratio is lower for LWAC of equivalent grade [48].”
Engineering properties and carbon footprint of ground granulated blast-furnace slag-palm oil fuel ash-based structural geopolymer concrete (2015, background): “In comparison to NWC, the tensile/compressive strength ratio is lower for LWAC of equivalent grade [59].”