Quake-Resistant Light Composite Panels Produced by Iranian Company

Mohammad Reza Hosseini Ma’asoum, the vice-president of Islamic Azad University’s Bojnourd branch, said that an agreement has been signed between the University and Arta Mehrgostaran Khavaran company, stationed at the New Technologies Incubator Center of the University, to produce the new LCPs.

“Light composite panel (LCP) is a new ceiling that meets the main needs of a structural system to an extent, and the weight of each square meter of this panel is approximately 80 kg (other panels existing in the market weigh 240 to 450 kg),” he added

Hosseini Ma’asoum noted that the new LCPs, which are a combination of steel and light concrete, reduce the weight of the skeleton and the dimensions of the foundation, adding that the product is completely prefabricated in the plant.

Earlier this year, managing director of a technological company said that Iran's LCPs are so qualified that have introduced the country as a very serious competitor for the world's most reputed construction material producers.

"The LCP which is produced by my company enjoys very high resistance. It is environmentally friendly and it does not need reinforcement and concreting," Mohammad Reza Akhtari said.

"The LCP is a new ceiling which can meet demands of a construction industry remarkably. The LCP is a compound of steel and cement which is completely a pre-fabricated product. The LCP will be ultimately connected to primary and secondary beams by welding or mechanical connections," he added.

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