Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Feasibility of lightweight aggregate concrete for structural
and non-structural works in Tanzania
A.L. Mrema
College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
H.A. Mboya
Department of Civil Engineering, Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Tanzania
ABSTRACT: There has been serious land degradation in Tanzania due to extensive exploitation of granite
aggregates even in areas where there is plenty of natural lightweight aggregates. Many Engineers in Tanzania
have resorted to using normal weightaggregates in construction because of the feeling that lightweight agg ...