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Article | REF: TBA1022 V2

Lightweight concrete

Author: Williams PAUCHET

Publication date: January 10, 2022

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1.1 Statistics

A recent study showed that in 2000 the percentage of various lightweight aggregates was distributed as follows, according to the cubage of concrete manufactured:

  • polystyrene ;

  • foam concrete ;

  • expanded clay and shale ;

  • pumice ;

  • perlite ;

  • vermiculite ;

  • expanded glass.

The proportions vary widely from one country to another. In France, the products that account for the largest volumes of lightweight ready-mix concrete are :

  • polystyrene concrete...

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