Abstract
Light weight foam concrete (LWFC) has a density between 400 kg/m3 to 1600 kg/m3 and has a minimum of 20% entrapped air in volume. The utilization of LWFC makes the building structure light and durable. Fibres can be used as reinforcement in LWFC to increase its structural behaviour in terms of strength and cracking pattern. This paper presents the potential review on the structural behaviour of LWFC consisting fibres. From literature reviews it can be seen that great number of researches used the fibres such as coir, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), steel, and glass fibres in LWFC. The mechanical and structural properties of LWFC slab were reviewed. From the previous studies it was concluded that LWFC 0.6 % glass fibre, 0.4 % hybrid steel fibre and 0.3 % of coir fibre were optimum where LWFC had high mechanical and structural behaviour of LWFC slab compare to control sample.
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