POLYMER CONCRETE AND ITS APPLICATION TO BRIDGE DECKS

One of the most severe problems facing the highway industry today is the rapid deterioration of concrete bridge decks. The need for quick setting, durable patching material has been evident for some time. Polymer concrete seems to solve the problem to provide fast development of strength and protection against chloride penetration in the bridge deck. In this project, a "System" related to patchwork using polymer concrete with local aggregates was developed and this was compared with the commercially available materials. This study includes the laboratory tests and field performance of the "System" using the polymer matrix developed at SDSM&T. Chapter 2 deals with the test program in the laboratory. The field applications are presented in Chapter 3 of this report. Findings and evaluations of this study are reported in Chapter 4. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City

  Civil Engineering Research Center
  Rapid City, SD  United States  57701

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  700 East Broadway Avenue
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Iyer, L S
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Bridge decks; Chlorides; Corrosion protection; Field tests; Laboratory tests; Patching; Polymer concrete
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348638
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-SD-80-618 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM