APPLICABILITY OF WATER RETENTIVE POLYMER TO ROOFTOP-PLANTING POROUS CONCRETE

Flexural Behavior of Polyester Polymer Concrete Subjected to Different Chemicals

Polymer concrete (PC) is a composite material prepared by resin and aggregates. Advantages of polymer concretes include rapid curing at ambient temperatures, high flexural and compressive strengths, excellent chemical resistance and low permeability. In this research, a comparative study was performed on degradation of polyester resin concrete in different chemical solutions. Polymer concrete s...

Preparation and properties of porous aerated concrete

INTRODUCTION Porous concrete, especially Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC) was first developed by a Swedish engineer between the years 1920 and 1932 [1]. He was searching for a material with the properties of wood, but without the disadvantages of wood. Near the end of World War II, AAC became widely used. Vast areas of cities and industries lay in waste and tremendous rebuilding became necessa...

Performance of Polymer-encased Concrete Walls Subjected to Blast Loads

Use of Polymer Concrete in Construction

Polymer concrete (PC) is a composite material in which the binder consists entirely of a synthetic organic polymer. It is variously known as synthetic resin concrete, plastic resin concrete or simply resin concrete. Because the use of a polymer instead of Portland cement represents a substantial increase in cost, polymers should be used only in applications in which the higher cost can be justi...

Bond of reinforcement in polymer concrete

Polymer concrete, a composite material in which the binding material is some type of polymer, is being used more widely in the construction industry. Polymer concretes can also contain steel reinforcing rebars; therefore, the rate of adhesion between polymer concrete and reinforcing steel must be determined. Our study investigated the extent and behaviour of adhesion in the case of reinforcing ...