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Lightweight aggregate concrete Market is a type of concrete, which includes an expanding agent. The expanding agent helps increase the volume of the mixture, while simultaneously reducing its dead weight. The expanding agent can be termed as lightweight aggregate. The use of lightweight aggregate concrete market dates back to 3,000 B.C. in the Indus Valley civilization. It was also used in the Roman Empire. Lightweight aggregate concrete market is used in various types of construction because of its excellent properties. These properties include fire resistance, availability in a wide range of densities from 50 kg/m3 to 1000 kg/m3, excellent compressive strength, and possibility to cut, nail, drill, and shape the concrete with ordinary wood working tools. However, there are also a few disadvantages associated with lightweight aggregate concrete. These include brittleness, sensitivity to water content, and longer mixing time. These are some of the factors hampering the lightweight ag...