Abstract

 Hollow concrete block” have become a regular or frequent choice today in construction activities as these blocks offer various benefits, simplicities in their use as building elements, strength comparable with the conventional blocks like bricks, facilities to get reinforced thereby increasing the strength of constructed units, facility for better finish, adoptability for getting desired architectural shapes and beauty and above all rendering economy in construction. With these aspect under study the authors concentrated upon some case studies indicating the uses of HCBs in the construction of beam, walls etc. to study the outcomes of these studies and have, then based on the investigations of these case studies reviewed the various aspect related to the uses of HCBs. The paper briefly reviews all the above points referred

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