Influence of Portland Cement on Physical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Cellular Lightweight Concrete

Abstract

The research in this paper aims to study the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of building wall materials (Cellular lightweight concrete) with various proportions of Portland cement. The research in this paper is separated into two parts, in the first part, the density, water absorption and compressive strength of 7.0 cm x 7.0 cm x 7.0 cm concrete sample was investigated. This study found that the optimal proportion of Portland cement was 15% by weight (this condition showed the highest compressive strength of 3.62 MPa). The physical and mechanical properties of lightweight concrete conformed to the Thai Industrial Standard 2601-2013. In the second step, the thermal properties of the improved lightweight concrete, brick and commercial concrete were compared. It was found that the samples with increasing 15% by weight of Portland cement showed the lowest heat flux that affected to a lower tested room temperature as well.