Aerated concrete is a type of light weight concrete which consist of a binder, fine aggregate and an aerating agent. Aluminium powder is the most commonly used aerating agent and it reacts with calcium hydroxide liberating hydrogen bubbles which causes the air entrainment of the mix. In this paper, study of properties aerated concrete incorporating additives like fly ash as a replacement to cement, which lead to the consumption of waste products. A cement to fine aggregate ratio of 1:2 have been adopted and water cement ratio is fixed as 0.45 by trial and error method.

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The utilization of waste materials in concrete is now a widely used concept that counteracts the depletion of natural resources. In addition to this, it will untangle the disposal of waste materials in nature and find an alternative approach to shelter the environmental resources. Due to rapid growth in industrialization, waste management has become increasingly challenging in recent years. Several waste materials could be used in whole or in part to replace cement or aggregates. The main disadvantage of conventional concrete is its increased self-weight. The paper summarizes the current knowledge of two types of lightweight concrete, viz aerated and foam concrete that can be made less dense than conventional concrete and the possibility of using waste materials. The usage of admixtures like Fly ash, GGBS, silica fume, and waste materials like quarry dust, rubber particles, rice husk ash, plastic waste, glass powder, and foundry sand is examined. The effective use of waste materials in lightweight concrete is reviewed by evaluating properties such as workability, elastic modulus, compressive strength, flexural strength, and microstructural characteristics. The optimum percentage of Fly ash, GGBS, silica fume, and rice husk ash is found to be 20%, 50 -75%, greater than 10%, and 20 -30%, respectively. Out of different types of plastic waste used in concrete, PVC granules that pass 5mm sieve size are used to prepare lightweight aggregate concrete, which exhibits a density of around 1500kg/m 3 . The quarry dust is the best option for an acceptable aggregate replacement at 20% in foam concrete. The studies show a drastic increment in compressive strength and capillary absorption is also increased to 14% than conventional cement, which reduced the risk of early-age cracking. Fine aggregate replaced of glass powder exhibits delay in setting time at higher percentages. While using 20% of fine aggregate substituted with foundry sand yields comparable results to the control specimen in terms of their mechanical properties

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Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) has many benefits for structures, such as heat insulation, sound insulation, fire resistance, reduced dead weight, and many more. AAC products include blocks, wall panels, floor and roof panels, and lintels. Besides its insulating capability, one of AAC's advantage in construction is its quick and easy installation since the material can be routed, sanded, and cut to size on-site using standard carbon steel band saws, hand saws, and drills. Although AAC has been produced for many years, there are still some points that need to be clarified. One of these points is the effect of humidity intrusion on AAC members in areas with high relative humidity levels, like Mediterranean climates. Therefore, various tests associated with the mechanical and physical properties of AAC concrete should be carried out, particularly Compressive Strength test in order to assess the strength of AAC blocks. The current project intends to analyse the physical and mechanical properties of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks at three different curing conditions using an accelerated curing tank to compare the effects of curing on the properties of AAC