Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GuilhermeFM.pdf: 1361832 bytes, checksum: 90befe7961c07f2510ca8f988b71da6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-23 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / This work addresses the production of lightweight concrete building elements, such as plates, prefabricated slabs for pre-molded and panels of fencing, presenting a singular concrete: the Lightweight Concrete, with special properties such low density and good strength, by means of the joint use of industrial waste of thermosetting unsaturated polyesters and biodegradable foaming agent, named Polymeric Lightweight Concrete. This study covered various features of the materials used in the composition of the Polymeric Lightweight Concrete, using a planning of factorial design 23, aiming at studying of the strength, production, dosage processes, characterization of mechanical properties and microstructural analysis of the transition zone between the light artificial aggregate and the matrix of cement. The results of the mechanical strength tests were analyzed using a computational statistics tool (Statistica software) to understand the behavior and obtain the ideal quantity of each material used in the formula of the Polymeric Lightweight Concrete. The definition of the ideal formula has the purpose of obtaining a material with the lowest possible dry density and resistance to compression in accordance with NBR 12.646/92 (≥ 2.5 MPa after 28 days). In the microstructural characterization by scanning electron microscopy it was observed an influence of the materials in the process of cement hydration, showing good interaction between the wrinkled face of the residue of unsaturated polyesters thermosetting and putty and, consequently, the final strength. The attaining of an ideal formula, given the Brazilian standards, the experimental results obtained in the characterization and comparison of these results with conventional materials, confirmed that the developed Polymeric Lightweight Concrete is suitable for the production of building elements that are advantageous for construction / Neste trabalho ? abordada a aplica??o da tecnologia dos concretos leves ? produ??o de elementos construtivos, tais como placas pr?-fabricadas para lajes pr?-moldadas, pain?is de veda??o e pe?as pr?-moldadas, e ao desenvolvimento de um concreto celular com propriedades especiais de baixa densidade e boa resist?ncia mec?nica, em fun??o da utiliza??o conjunta de res?duo industrial de poli?ster insaturado termofixo (PIT) e espuma biodegrad?vel incorporadora de ar, denominado de Concreto Celular Polim?rico (CCP) . O estudo abrangeu diferentes tra?os dos materiais empregados na composi??o do CCP, sendo utilizado um planejamento fatorial 23, para an?lises dos processos de dosagem e produ??o, caracteriza??o das propriedades mec?nicas, bem como an?lises microestruturais da zona de transi??o entre o agregado artificial leve (PIT) e a matriz de cimento. Os resultados dos testes de resist?ncia mec?nica foram analisados utilizando-se uma ferramenta computacional de estat?stica (Statistica Software) para compreens?o do comportamento e obten??o da concentra??o ideal de cada material utilizado na formula??o do CCP. A defini??o da f?rmula ideal teve como finalidade a obten??o de um material com a menor densidade a seco poss?vel e resist?ncia ? compress?o que atendesse ? norma NBR 12.646/92 (≥ 2,5 MPa aos 28 dias). Na caracteriza??o microestrutural por microscopia eletr?nica de varredura, observou-se a influ?ncia dos materiais no processo de hidrata??o do cimento, onde constatou-se boa intera??o entre o res?duo de PIT, cuja face ? enrugada, e a pasta de cimento. A obten??o da formula??o de um novo material que atende ? norma brasileira, os resultados experimentais obtidos nas caracteriza??es e compara??o desses resultados com materiais convencionais, comprovaram que o Concreto Celular Polim?rico desenvolvido ? adequado ? produ??o de elementos construtivos que apresentam vantagens quando aplicados ? constru??o civil