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This study has studied the possibilities of obtaining lower-cost building materials by taking advantage of the binding (puzzolanic) characteristics of the melted light aggregate. For this purpose, the important physical and mechanical characteristics of the light blocks produced with the use of light aggregates in certain proportions, as well as the normal fine aggregates, which can be easily melted to a certain thinness have been studied. The study found that by taking advantage of the binding characteristic of the melted light aggregate only in the case of its use it could be achieved a cheap building material with a low unit weight and a specific pressure resistance; it was concluded that a small amount of cement, clay and normal fine aggregate could be produced separately or together with building materials with better physical and mechanical properties. Thus; especially in some rural areas, the light aggregate located locally can be used in agricultural structures as a low-cost and adequate quality material. A RESEARCH ON USAGE POSSIBILITIES OF GROUND LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES IN AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS SUMMARY: In this research, considering the property of binding of lightweight aggregate, the possibilities of obtaining low-cost building materials were investigated. For this reason, the lightweight aggregate which can be easily ground down to a certain size was used as basic material. By mixing seperately or together cement, lime and normal fine aggregate with this basic material in certain quantities, the lightweight blocks were produced and the important physical and mechanical properties of these blocks were determined. In conclusion, in case of use of the binding property of the ground lightweight aggregate itself, the low-cost building materials that have low unit weight and a certain compressive strength can be obtained. At the same time, by using cement, lime and normal fine aggregate in small quantities, the building materials having more suitable physical and mechanical properties can be produced. So, low cost and suitable quality agricultural buildings can be constructed by using the lightweight aggregate which is locally available in some the rural areas, after grinding process.