Effect of Wood-Particles Aggregate Percentage on Some Physical Properties of Concrete

Abstract

This paper is focused on light-weight aggregate concrete with wood particles and its issuesaccording to physical and thermal properties. The experimental work for the estimation of density, absorption and thermal conductivity of light-weight wood-particles aggregate concrete is presented. Wide range of wood-particles percentages were used in the experimental work. The thermal conductivity is related to the air-dry density of wood-particles aggregate concrete. The relation is liedclosely within the predictions presented in ACI 213 committee report. The range of air dry density was about 1400 to 1900 kg/m3.