Grant: Engage Grants Program
British Columbia Institute of Technology
$21,000.00
Development of sustainable light weight cellular concrete for steel gauge wall construction
FY 2010-11
Summary
Our infrastructure is in need of materials that are not only durable but ones that are also sustainable. Concrete
is one such material that is widely used in the construction industry throughout the world. With the recent
concerns with global warming and high levels of carbon di oxide emissions, the need to use high volumes of
supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) is on the forefront. Also, various attempts have been made over
the years to make concrete lighter in weight. Introduction of air or foam in concrete is one method to produce
light weight concrete or cellular light weight concrete (CLC) and has been successfully used for years.
However, CLC is generally used for non-structural applications. This proposed research project will aim at
producing CLC with high volumes of fly-ash for use in light gauge steel wall construction. The CLC will have
to be designed to meet some stringent specifications for strength, shrinkage, cracking and insulative properties.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
411190-2010
Name nom
Gupta, Rishi
Department département
Civil Engineering, Dept. of
Organization id
5974
Institution établissement
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2010
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
21000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1554
Committee name en
Pacific Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Pacifique
Area of application code
601
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Structural engineering
Area of application fr
Génie des charpentes
Research subject code
1000
Research subject group en
Civil engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie civil
Research subject en
Civil engineering
Research subject fr
Génie civil
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Development of sustainable light weight cellular concrete for steel gauge wall construction
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Our infrastructure is in need of materials that are not only durable but ones that are also sustainable. Concrete
is one such material that is widely used in the construction industry throughout the world. With the recent
concerns with global warming and high levels of carbon di oxide emissions, the need to use high volumes of
supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) is on the forefront. Also, various attempts have been made over
the years to make concrete lighter in weight. Introduction of air or foam in concrete is one method to produce
light weight concrete or cellular light weight concrete (CLC) and has been successfully used for years.
However, CLC is generally used for non-structural applications. This proposed research project will aim at
producing CLC with high volumes of fly-ash for use in light gauge steel wall construction. The CLC will have
to be designed to meet some stringent specifications for strength, shrinkage, cracking and insulative properties.
