Insulated Hollow Concrete [ READ ]
Ankit Aron, Sohit Mendiratta, Ayush Sharma
The ever increasing construction sector leading to an increase in the demand of smart materials has become quite necessary. Therefore there is a need to improve the already existing materials. The synthesis of Insulated Hollow Concrete Blocks or IHC Blocks serves this purpose quite nicely. The IHC Blocks, being lightweight because of being hollow result in reduced dead load of structure. Its predecessor, Hollow Concrete Block is able to provide Thermal as well as Sound Insulation, but these prove to be better than them because of the introduction of an Insulating material. They are also economical as well in comparison to the existing building materials and are also helpful in planning piping system. The use of fly ash along with Cement helps to make it an Environment Friendly material. It has many more uses in reducing the need for formwork. The paper includes preparation of 20 IHC Blocks using four different concrete mixes which include M20, M25, M30, and M35. The compressive strengths of all the samples are taken into consideration after allowing them to cure for 28 days in the curing tank. The Thermal Insulation tests as well as the Sound Insulation Tests are also carried out. The results showed a great deal of Insulation from both sound and temperature. The Compressive strength of these blocks also came to be way more than those construction materials that are being used contemporarily. Therefore this material can prove to revolutionize the way we design and build our structures.
Ankit Aron, Sohit Mendiratta, Ayush Sharma
The ever increasing construction sector leading to an increase in the demand of smart materials has become quite necessary. Therefore there is a need to improve the already existing materials. The synthesis of Insulated Hollow Concrete Blocks or IHC Blocks serves this purpose quite nicely. The IHC Blocks, being lightweight because of being hollow result in reduced dead load of structure. Its predecessor, Hollow Concrete Block is able to provide Thermal as well as Sound Insulation, but these prove to be better than them because of the introduction of an Insulating material. They are also economical as well in comparison to the existing building materials and are also helpful in planning piping system. The use of fly ash along with Cement helps to make it an Environment Friendly material. It has many more uses in reducing the need for formwork. The paper includes preparation of 20 IHC Blocks using four different concrete mixes which include M20, M25, M30, and M35. The compressive strengths of all the samples are taken into consideration after allowing them to cure for 28 days in the curing tank. The Thermal Insulation tests as well as the Sound Insulation Tests are also carried out. The results showed a great deal of Insulation from both sound and temperature. The Compressive strength of these blocks also came to be way more than those construction materials that are being used contemporarily. Therefore this material can prove to revolutionize the way we design and build our structures.
