New lightweight aggregates from heterogeneous construction and demolition waste for the use in lightweight concrete

• Main Authors: Jakubcová, Petra, Ramge, Peter, Rübner, Katrin
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Mayan; Colosseum; The Colosseum; Iceland
• Online Access: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/23674

Concrete containing lightweight aggregates has been known since ancient times. To reduce weight, natural aggregates of volcanic origin, such as crushed lava or pumice, were used in construction purposes, for example for the Pyramids during the Mayan period in Mexico or for monumental structures in t...