Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

Thesis (M.S. in Engineering)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Kurtis, Kimberly E., Committee Co-Chair ; Kahn, Lawrence F., Committee Co-Chair ; Lai, James S., Committee Member ; Gokhale, Arun M., Committee Member ; Castrodale, Reid W., Committee Member. Vita.

Thesis (M.S.)--Tennessee Technological University, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on June 25, 2010). Bibliography: leaves 89-94.

Thesis (M. S.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Kahn, Lawrence; Committee Member: Castrodale, Reid; Committee Member: Kurtis, Kimberly.

This study critically investigates the material and structural behaviour of Aer-Tech material. Aer- Tech material is composed of 10% by volume of foam mechanically entrapped in a plastic mortar. The research study showed that the density of the material mix controls all other properties such as fresh state properties, mechanical properties, functional properties and acoustic properties. Appreciably, the research had confirmed that Aer-Tech material despite being classified as a light weight material had given high compressive strength of about 33.91N/mm2. The compressive strength characteristics of Aer-Tech material make the material a potential cost effective construction material, comparable to conventional concrete. The material also showed through this study that it is a structural effective material with its singly reinforced beam giving ultimate moment of about 38.7KN. In addition, the Aer-Tech material is seen as a very good ductile material since, the singly reinforced beam in tension showed visible signs of diagonal vertical cracks long before impending rapture. Consequently, the SEM test and the neural network model predictions, carried out had showed how billions of closely tight air cells are evenly distributed within the Aer-Tech void system as well as the close prediction of NN model for compressive strength and density are same with the experimental results of compressive strength and density. The result shows that the Aer-Tech NN-model can simulate inputs data and predicts their corresponding output data.

A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITIED TO THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUILDING / This research project is an investigation into the effect of the grading of perlite lightweight aggregates on the resultant concrete strengths. Lightweight concretes are reviewed. Perlite, as a lightweight aggregate, is assessed. Grading theory for aggregates and in particular lightweight aggregate is analysed. A series of mix designs are proposed with manipulation of the grading of the perlite as the only variable. This is so that variations in compressive strength and density may be assessed in terms of the grading of the perlite. Those mixes are undertaken and tested for compressive strength and dry density. In this research project compressive strength is considered a benefit, while mass is considered a disadvantage. The performance of a lightweight concrete is assessed firstly in terms of the Power Factor. The Power Factor is the compressive strength divided by the dry density of a concrete. The performance of lightweight concretes produced with Perlite aggregate is assessed secondly in terms of the Cement Content factor. The Cement Content Factor is the Power Factor divided by the Cement Content. This factor has the effect of creating a common denominator of the cement content. An evaluation of the results yields the conclusions detailed in chapter Eight, the principal two being: • The optimal perlite grading tested was a monodisperse, single size fraction, of between 600 and 1180 microns. • The most practical measure for manufacturers to improve the performance of lightweight / Andrew Chakane 2019

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