• Kaptan sagar r
• Dr. Jayeshkumar Pitroda
• Dr. Vihangraj Kulkarni

Floating concrete is a composite material composed of cement, water, aggregates and admixtures both physical and chemical. Unlike the traditional Portland cement concrete whose Density is about 2400 kg/m³; floating concrete contains lightweight aggregates and certain admixtures which make the composite lighter. Floating concrete is useful for minimizing the dead load of structure and thus reducing the overall cost of the project. Expanded polystyrene beads can be used with the conventional concrete making materials to produce Floating concrete, having a wide range of performance characteristics. EPS has been used in engineering applications since 1950s. It is as light as that density is nearly a hundredth of that soil. The use of thermocol beads for the production of lightweight concrete weighing between 600 and 1000 kg/m3.Since its density is less than that of water, the concrete in its hardened state can float in water. It has good thermal insulation properties because lighter the concrete, the lower the thermal conductivity.

Expended Polystyrene Beads, Floating concrete, Light weight concrete, Thermocol, Thermal Insulation Property.

"FLOATING CONCRETE WITH THERMOCOL: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.571-575, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905183.pdf

"FLOATING CONCRETE WITH THERMOCOL: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp571-575, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905183.pdf