Investigation on Durability Parameters of Concrete adopting Bubble Deck Technology

Concrete is being used most widely worldwide and needs to be correctly designed and utilized in RCC structures to sustain the load throughout its life span. people want a longer span of slabs for better appearance and spacing. To get longer spans, we as civil engineers also have to increase the depth of slab due to which it increases the dead weight of concrete which affect the other construction parameters. To minimize the dead load of concrete we are adopting bubble deck technology in which we will use hollow balls which reduces concrete up to certain limit and will reduce the self-weight of the structure. The question may arises by using hollow balls that it may weak the concrete, but we know that concrete is strong in compression but weaker in tension so to counter act this problem we add steel bars in tension zone as steel are strong in tension. We are using hollow balls instead of concrete as there is no need of concrete in a zone of tension where there is need of steel bars. By adopting bubble deck technology we will reduce the use of concrete which reduces the concrete also reduces the cost of concrete which is replaced.