International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 05 Issue: 07 | July-2018 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2018, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 6.171 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 1 Mechanical Behavior of Composite Wall Panel using Cellular Light Weight Concrete Vijay Baradiya 1 , Nitya Sanghvi 2 , Ravi Shankar Yadav 3 1,2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IES, IPS Academy Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 3 Research scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, IES, IPS Academy Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - – The use of light weight wall panel become one of the absolute choice to fulfill the need of rapid and temporary shelter for building safety. People require innovative energy efficient building material for strong and rapid construction at affordable cost. The use of light weight become the alternatively to conventional construction using brick work. The use of panel provides a sustainable and environment friendly construction. This paper describes the overview of wall panel, method of construction and its properties. The experimental studied carried out to understand the flexural behavior of cellular concrete wall panel under four point bending test. The test on concrete consists of compressive strength of concrete, water absorption test, dry shrinkage test. Key Words… self compacting concrete, light weight panel, four point flexural tests. 1. INTRODUCTION This Cellular light weight concrete is produced by the mixing of cement, fly ash, water and foaming agent. Light weight concrete has its advantages of high strength / weight ratio, good compressive strength. Density of this concrete is considerably low (600 kg/m³ to 1800 kg/m³) as compared to normal concrete (2200 kg/m³ to 2600 kg/m³). Foamed concrete is self compacting concrete requires no compaction. Light weight concrete is popular in construction industry because of rapid casting and easy construction and handling. Cellular light weight concrete is produced by mixing of cement, fly ash, water, foaming agent and air voids where foam is mixed into the mortar or concrete. The entrapment of air to create air voids has been normally obtained by introducing protein–based or synthetic-based foaming agent. Generally the voids created by the mechanical or chemical reaction of the components. Light weight concrete has air voids between 10% and 60% air voids. Light weight concrete has its advantages of high strength / weight ratio, good compressive strength, low coefficient of thermal expansion. Density of this concrete is considerably low (600 kg/m³ to 1800 kg/m³) as compared to normal concrete (2200 kg/m³ to 2600 kg/m³). Foamed concrete is self compacting concrete requires no compaction. The light weight concrete is very popular in the construction industry because of its good properties such as easy moulding, light in weight, cheap and easy to manufacturing. 1.2 Composite Wall Panel The greater part of cellular concrete production has been in the form of building blocks, wall panel, because of their lightness in weight can be very much larger in size than the building bricks, effect economics both in handling and in construction. The other advantage is from environmental point of view due to utilization of waste materials like bottom ash. The composite wall panel has been widely used for building structure of different exemplary structure due to their admirable thermal and structural efficiency such as residential building, commercial building, ware houses, temporary shades and also used for making sound proof it also has flat smooth & flat surface. These wall panel also used in tall structure buildings, the cellular panel gives an insulated outer shell to high rise building mostly bearing the vertical sustained gravity loads of components, horizontal wind load and earthquake action. 2. Material properties 2.1 Cement: Cement is used as a binding element in both concrete and mortar. It is made most commonly of limestone, clay, shells, silica sand and other materials. These materials are crushed and then combined with other ingredients (including iron ore), and then heated to about 2,700 Fahrenheit. In the project OPC Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) (53 Grade) confirming to IS CODE (12269) was used. 2.2 Fly ash: Fly ash also known as "Pulverized Fuel Ash" of class C which was used in the project is brought from Pithampur has produced from burning of bituminous coal, having pozzolanic properties and also as some self- cementing properties. It is partially replaced with cement. (IS 3812 – 2003 part 1). 2.3 Steel Mesh: A wire mesh is made up of uniformly crossed wires in regular patterns to form a barrier or screen. The patterns can be large or small, square or polygonal depending upon the purpose or application of the end product. 2.3 Super plasticizer: Super plasticizers are concrete mixer and water-based adhesive, are ready to use for clear silicate liquid, formulated with chemically reactive raw materials to harden and dustproof concrete. This waterborne solution, when properly applied, offers substantial improvement in abrasion and chemical resistance and will significantly improve the durability, it prevent the steel, any mesh from corrosion of the concrete surface when compared to untreated concrete. The chemical adhesive is poured with a