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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.94</doi>
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<article-title>STUDY OF REPLACEMENT OF SAND BY<br/>
EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE IN STRUCTURAL<br/>
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE</article-title>
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<author>MATEUS TITON TOSTES and DANIEL HASTENPFLUG</author>

<aff>Civil Engineering, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul,<br/>
Porto Alegre, Brazil</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The search for more efficient concrete structures requires use of new materials in the
developed of new concretes. With this objective, it was proposed in this study the
substitution of Part of the medium sand of the lightweight structural concrete for
expanded polystyrene (PS). It was replaced 5%, 10% and 20% of the sand to observe
the changes in compressive strength, flowability, absorption, density and modulus of
elasticity of these concretes. The results of the study show that there was an increase in
the absorption and loss in the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. Also,
there was a significant increase in the flowability and reduction in the density of these
concretes. Even with the replacement of part of the medium sand by expanded
polystyrene, the concretes developed were classified as lightweight structural
concretes, showing the applicability of this substitution in concrete designs.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Strength, Modulus of elasticity, Flowability, Absorption, Specific mass.</p>
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