VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

“JNANA SANGAMA”, Belgavi- 590018

SEMINAR REPORT ON “POLYURETHENE CONCRETE”

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

(2021-2022)

Submitted by

Mr. PRADIP KUMAR YADAV

(USN:1VJ18CV026)

Under the Guidance of

Mrs. Brunda B A

Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

VIJAYA VITTALA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
BENGALURU-560077 2020-
2021
VIJAYA VITTALA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
#35/1, Dodda Gubbi Post, Hennur-Bagalur Road, Bangalore-560077

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the Seminar work entitled “POLYURETHANE FOAM CONCRETE”, carried
out by Mr. PRADIP KUMAR YADAV, USN:1VJ18CV023, a bonafide student of Vijaya
Vittala Institute of Technology, in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor of Engineering
in
Civil Engineering of the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi during the year
2020-2021 .It is certified that all corrections/suggestions indicated for internal assessment have
been incorporated in the report deposited in the departmental library. The report has been
approved as it satisfies the academic requirements in respect of seminar work prescribed for the
said degree.
Mrs. Brunda B A Dr. Virendra Kumar K.N. Dr. S. Rajendra
Seminar Guide Professor & HOD Principal
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I hereby express sincere gratitude to my guide Mrs. Brunda B A, Asst. Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, for providing her valuable guidance and showing keen
interest throughout my technical seminar work.

I also express sincere gratitude to my Technical seminar coordinator Mrs.Dhanashree N

Nerlikar, Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, for their valuable inputs and
suggestions throughout my technical seminar work.

I whole heartedly thank Dr. Virendra Kumara K.N., HOD, Department of Civil
Engineering, for his constant support and encouragement.

I would like to express my thanks to Dr. S. Rajendra, Principal, for providing us the
required amenities and the opportunity for successful completion of technical seminar
work.

I sincerely thank all the faculty members for providing encouragement throughout the work

Last but not the least, I would here by acknowledge and thank my friends, family
members and all others who directly or indirectly helped me in completion of this
technical seminar work.

PRADIP KUMAR YADAV

1VJ18CV026

ABSTRACT
Polyurethane foam concrete can be defined as a type of aerated lightweight concrete, which
is a mixture of cement, sand, water and foaming agent (polyurethane). It doesn’t contain
coarse aggregate (gravel) and can be regarded as an aerated mortar. Polyurethane foam
concrete can be produce by three methods (Inline Method, Incline Method and Pre-foam
Method) where the polyurethane is added to slurry to form the Foam. The function of
polyurethane is to create air bubbles in cement–based slurry.
The Foam is generated separately by using Foam generator, where the Foaming agent is
diluted with water to create the Foam. The Foam Concrete mixture becomes too stiff with
lower content, causing bubbles to break, whereas the mixtures becomes too thin to hold the
bubbles with high water content, leading to the separation of bubbles from the mixture, water-
cement (w/c) ratio usually ranges from (0.4–1.25). The Foam Concrete can be designed to
have any density within the dry density range of (300–1850 kg/m3). This project includes
study many application of form concrete in construction works.
 CONTENTS

Certificate
Acknowledgement
Abstract

Page number
• Introduction 1
• Materials Used 3
• Literature review 5
• Case study 7
• Methodology 11
• Manufacturing Methods 11
• Properties fresh and hardened concrete 14
• Advantages 19
• Applications 21
• Use of foam concrete blocks in DSCE campus 24
• Conclusion 26
• References 27
 LIST OF FIGURES

Fig No. Name of figures Page No.

1 Polyurethene foam concrete 2

2 pre-foamed method 12
3 inclined system dry method 13
4 compressive strength 16
5 fire resistance curve 17
6 water absorption curve 19
7 void fill 21
8 pre-cast unit 22
9 light weight blocks 23
10 trench filling 23
11 lifting of concrete flooring 24
12 use of foam concrete 25