State-of-the-Art Review on Concrete Sandwich Panels

Muthu Ganesh K.*, Bhuvaneshwari S.**
*-** Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Valliammai Engineering College (Autonomous), Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Periodicity:December - February'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.8.4.16735

Abstract

Concrete Sandwich Panel (CSP) system is an energy efficient, light weight and economic construction system for civil infrastructure. It consists of concrete wythes, shear connectors and light weight core material. This system can be used as wall, floor and roof panel for the properties of light weight, great strength and good thermal performance. The strength of Concrete Sandwich Panel systems are obtained by using high strength shear connectors and high performance concrete. Concrete strength is improved by using Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC), Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) and adding admixtures to the concrete. Thermal performance and light-weight can be achieved by using light weighted core materials, such as Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) etc., and Foamed Concrete (FC) further reduces the structural weight. Concrete Sandwich Panels (CSP) will reduce the seismic effect due to light weight and lateral strength. This article provides an overview of state-of- the-art research and development and also the applications of Concrete Sandwich Panel (CSP). It discovers the problems and future potential for the wide use of these enhanced systems in civil infrastructure.

Keywords

Concrete Sandwich Panels (CSP), Shear Connectors, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS).

How to Cite this Article?

Ganesh, K. M., & Bhuvaneshwari, S. (2020). State-of-the-Art Review on Concrete Sandwich Panels. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 8(4), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.8.4.16735

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