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Development of High-Strength Aerogel Concrete

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Aerogel is a synthetic porous ultralight material with very low thermal conductivity, and it is mainly used in buildings for external insulation in the form of blankets. In this study, the development of high-strength concrete with a partial replacement of sand with aerogel powder and aerogel beads is presented. Compressive strength, thermal conductivity, and shrinkage measurements have been conducted, and the results indicate that a replacement of sand with 30% aerogel beads leads to a high compressive strength (70 MPa) and relatively low thermal conductivity (1 W/mK) concrete.

Source: Materials

DOI: 10.3390/ma18051040

Authors: Ourania Tsioulou, Andreas Lampropoulos, Pierfrancesco Cacciola

Institutions: University of Roehampton, National Technical University of Athens, University of Brighton, Fuzhou University

Language: English

Topic: Aerogels and thermal insulation

Subfield: Spectroscopy

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137

OpenAlex ID: W4407955107

FWCI: 0.506

Cites: 12

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10