CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT WEIG3HT CONCRETE FERRY BOAT BASED ON PRINCIPLE OF BOUYANCY AND FLOATATION

Authors

  • Suresh C Jain Associate Professor, Department Of Civil Engineering, ITM Universe, Vadodara
  • Aaryak M Mehta U.G students, Department Of Civil Engineering, ITM Universe, Vadodara
  • Anuj A Agrawal U.G students, Department Of Civil Engineering, ITM Universe, Vadodara
  • Harsh R Gupta U.G students, Department Of Civil Engineering, ITM Universe, Vadodara

Keywords:

Lightweight concrete, Thermocol beads, Air entraining agents, Density, Buoyancy and floatation principles, ferry boat, Cement , Loading capacity

Abstract

In design of concrete structures light weight concrete plays prominent role in reducing its density, which relates to
both structural integrity and serviceability. More environmental and economic benefits can be achieved if materials used to
replace with light weight aggregate. In this technique thermocol beads are used for preparation of light weight concrete ferry
boat into laboratory and density is reduced to attain maximum efficiency. The light weight concrete normally has the density
of 380-1850 kg/m3
, where as we got concrete density of 611Kg/m3
. This concrete boat will have more life and maintenance
free in comparison to present use of barge and pontoons of other materials. This light weight ferry boat can carry
approximately 1.5 to 2 times the load of its own weight, which is sufficient to carry the construction equipment in it with
proper mountings for offshore construction works.

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Published

2018-04-25

How to Cite

Suresh C Jain, Aaryak M Mehta, Anuj A Agrawal, & Harsh R Gupta. (2018). CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT WEIG3HT CONCRETE FERRY BOAT BASED ON PRINCIPLE OF BOUYANCY AND FLOATATION. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 5(4), 1106–1111. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/3212

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2018): Volume 5 Issue 4 April 2018

Section

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