Green Building Materials: Lightweight Concrete Decorative Tiles

Lee, Mei Sun (2011) Green Building Materials: Lightweight Concrete Decorative Tiles. Final Year Project (Other), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

This dissertation is about the green building material lightweight concrete decorative tile, produce the lightweight concrete decorative tile with waste materials. The definition and properties of lightweight concrete will be discussed in the literature review to provide a clear understanding about the lightweight concrete and papercrete. Besides that, advantages and disadvantages will also be discussed in this study. In addition, few design mix lightweight concrete with waste materials will be produce. Therefore, some laboratory testing of the lightweight concrete will be conducted. The procedure of casting the concrete and the laboratory testing also will be discussed in the study. The result of the lightweight concrete test will be recorded down for data analysis. At the end of this study, conclusion and recommendation will be summarized to give a better concept to the lightweight concrete decorative tile in Malaysia.