The use of Polystyrene foam concrete

5 – The use of Polystyrene foam Concrete:

This material is produced either prefabricated (plates, slabs and blocks), or mix a concrete cast in place

1-In construction:

Panels:The light weight Polystyrene Concrete slabs are produced by different dimensions depending on their functions.

 12-15 cm thickness for load-bearing exterior walls  12 cm thickness for internal partition walls  8 cm for floor slabs

Figure 4 : the Polystrene foam concrete panels

Materials for walls:

the exterior walls are added to the metal or wooden supportive structure, placed a slab of Polystyrene cement by thickness of 15 cm from the inside and 12 cm from the outside, whereas the middle part in between is injected by the Polystyrene cement by thickness of 14 cm, which combines the various parts which create a homogenized wall by thickness of 41 cmand 1 kilogram/ m3 weight and this comply with the international standards stipulated by construction experts.

Figure 5 : the layers of the wall in the Polystyrene foam concrete wall system

Of course, there are several types of concrete admixtures Polystyrene are vary depending on materials ratios used and based on this basis the weight of this material changed and their characteristics as well such as bearing load force and thermal and acoustic insulation ... etc.