Effect of fly ash on the behaviour of polymer concrete with different types of resin
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Article Title | Effect of fly ash on the behaviour of polymer concrete with different types of resin |
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ERA Journal ID | 4961 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Lokuge, Weena (Author) and Aravinthan, Thiru (Author) |
Editors | Edward, K.L. |
Journal Title | Materials and Design |
Journal Citation | 51, pp. 175-181 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0261-3069 |
0264-1275 | |
1873-4197 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2013.03.078 |
Abstract | Polymer concrete outperforms its counterpart Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) concrete in terms of its highly desirable mechanical properties. It is emerging as a new construction material due to its high compressive, tensile and flexural strengths, short curing time, impact resistance, chemical resistance and freeze–thaw durability. It has many applications in the building construction industry. A research program has been initiated to improve fundamental understanding of this material and to provide the knowledge required for its broad utilization. Three types of resins (polyester, vinylester and epoxy resin) combined with fly ash and sand were used to make the organic polymer concrete mortar. A novel approach based on volumetric properties of sand was used in designing the mixes. This paper presents and discusses the results from an investigation of uniaxial compressive stress–strain relationship of polymer based concrete. The effect of resin (binder), sand and fly ash contents on the compressive strength, flexural strength, split tensile strength, modulus |
Keywords | polymer concrete; material properties; polyester; vinylester; epoxy; fly ash |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
400505. Construction materials | |
401609. Polymers and plastics | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1yv8/effect-of-fly-ash-on-the-behaviour-of-polymer-concrete-with-different-types-of-resin
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