Comparative Case-Study Analysis of Lightweight and Conventional Concrete in Structural Elements of a Multi-Story Building
Abstract This study evaluates the structural implications of adopting lightweight concrete (LC) in multistory buildings, with emphasis on columns – a configuration seldom examined. Three models of the same fourstory building – (i) all conventional concrete (CC), (ii) LC in slabs and beams (CLC), and (iii) LC in slabs,...