Journal - Developments in lightweight, self-compacting and pumpable concrete

Developments in lightweight, self-compacting and pumpable concrete

The article poses an interesting discussion on the advantages of course Lytag as an aggregate which is light on weight and low on cost. What i like, however, is that it reminds us that what may at first be obvious in the industry, can be turned on its head with further investigation. despite the individual figures of aggregates what several case studies have discovered, is that the combination of lytag course AND fine aggregate produces the most workable, flexible and time-effective concrete, and therefore that concrete is a subtle substance that can be vastly affected by small alterations in its composition.


Source: 'Concrete for the construction industry,' Feb '05, Vol 34, no.2, Developments in lightweight, self compacting and pumpable concrete,' pp24-25