Abstract:
This paper is based on a case study on a model house, which is to be built with slabs, beams and
columns, constructed using pre stressed concrete and wall panels constructed out of Expanded Polystyrene. The
proposed system is a solution to the fast growing issue of increased demand for housing and buildings and will
contribute towards sustainable development with its cost effectiveness and optimized usage of resources. The
beams, slabs and columns are pre-stressed in the form of pre-tensioning and Dowell bars are used at the beamcolumn
junctions. As for the wall panels, a mix design would be carried out to identify the optimum cement, fly
ash, sand, Expanded Polystyrene proportions. Seismic design has become an integral component in modern day
engineering and hence, its implications on a pre-stressed concrete structure and a method to evaluate the feasibility
of the proposed system in terms of its ability to withstand the effect due to earthquakes are proposed in the paper.
