What is Lime Concrete ? And Properties of lime Concrete.

Lime Concrete

Uses of lime as a binding material. Sand as a fine Aggregate and gravel as a course Aggregate.

lime is usually mixed with surki and stones in the proportion 1:2:3 unless otherwise specified.

The stone are soaked in water before mixing lime concrete is used mainly in foundation and terrace roofing.

Advantage of lime Concrete 

1. Lime concrete is a cheaper than cement concrete.
2. Lime concrete is more workable than cement concrete.
3. Lime concrete has good resistance to sulfate attack.
4. Lime concrete has a lower heat of hydration, which make it suitable for mass concrete work.
5. Lime concrete has good resistance to fire.
6. Lime concrete resist weathering effect.

Disadvantages of lime Concrete

1. Lime concrete has a lower strength than cement concrete.
2. Lime concrete is not as durable as cement concrete.
3. Lime concrete is susceptible to attack by frost.

The properties of lime concrete

1. Lime concrete provide good workability and has desired plasticity.
2. It prevents subsoil dampness due to a certain level of waterproofing property.
3. It resist weathering effect.
4. Bases constructed with lime concrete bears sufficient loads.
5. It needs more times for the setting.
6. It attains significantly less compressive strength at the initial stage of setting.
7. Lime concrete is environmentally friendly as it require less energy for the production of lime and emits less carbon dioxide through the carbonation process compared to portland cement.