Research Article
[Retracted] Thermal Conductivity of Thermally Insulated Concretes in a Nuclear Safety Vessel of Reactor Vault: Experimental Interpretation
Table 4
Properties of normal and lightweight coarse aggregates.
| Properties | Normal | Pumice | Volcanic rock | Coconut shell |
| Raw material | Ballast | Volcanic | Volcanic | Coconut | Maximum size (mm) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12.5 | Particle density (kg/m3) | 2500 | 300 | 710 | 650 | Dry loose bulk density (kg/m3) | 1200 | 750 | 675 | 550 | Shape type | Crushed | Crushed | Crushed | Flaky | Water absorption (%) | 1 | 55 | 62 | 13.79 |
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