<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Principles of sustainable development create the need to develop new building materials. Foam concrete is a type of lightweight concrete that has many advantages compared to conventional building materials, for example low density and thermal insulation characteristics. With current development level, any negatively influencing material features are constantly eliminated as well. This paper is dealing with substitution of hydraulically bound mixtures by cement foam concrete Poroflow 17-5. The executed assessment is according to the methodology of assessing the existing asphalt pavements in Slovak Republic. The ex post calculation was used to estimate modulus range for Poroflow 17-5 based on the results of static load tests conducted using the Testing Experiment Equipment.</p></abstract>

Principles of sustainable development create the need to develop new building materials. Foam concrete is a type of lightweight concrete that has many advantages compared to conventional building materials, for example low density and thermal insulation characteristics. With current development level, any negatively influencing material features are constantly eliminated as well. This paper is dealing with substitution of hydraulically bound mixtures by cement foam concrete Poroflow 17-5. The executed assessment is according to the methodology of assessing the existing asphalt pavements in Slovak Republic. The ex post calculation was used to estimate modulus range for Poroflow 17-5 based on the results of static load tests conducted using the Testing Experiment Equipment.

Objectification of Modulus Elasticity of Foam Concrete Poroflow 17-5 on the Subbase Layer

Department of Highway Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia.

Iwtech s.r.o., Mateja Bela 2504/17, 911 08 Trenčín, Slovakia.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Principles of sustainable development create the need to develop new building materials. Foam concrete is a type of lightweight concrete that has many...

Objectification of Modulus Elasticity of Foam Concrete Poroflow 17-5 on the Subbase Layer

Published Online: May 12, 2016

Page range: 55 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2016-0008

Keywords
Foam concrete, Modulus of elasticity, Static load test, Dynamic load tests, Test experiment equipment

© 2016 Matej Hájek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Objectification of Modulus Elasticity of Foam Concrete Poroflow 17-5 on the Subbase Layer

Published Online: May 12, 2016

Page range: 55 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2016-0008

KeywordsFoam concrete, Modulus of elasticity, Static load test, Dynamic load tests, Test experiment equipment

© 2016 Matej Hájek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Foam concrete, Modulus of elasticity, Static load test, Dynamic load tests, Test experiment equipment