DURABILITY OF GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER MORTAR COMPOSITES

Polyester resin mortar has proved itself to be a more durable and high strength material than ordinary cement concrete/mortar. In order to improve its ductility, glass fibres are generally used to reinforce the matrix. Investigations were carried out to evaluate the properties of this mortar. Special attention was given to its suitability for applications in an aggressive environment. Tests to evaluate the chemical resistance of resin mortars containing different percentage of chopped and E glass fibres were also carried out. Nine types of chemicals were used in these tests. These included: a) nitric acid; b) ammonium sulphite; c) ammonium chloride; d) various sulphates; e) bromine; and f) sea water. This paper describes the details of laboratory investigations carried out on a number of Glass Fibre Reinforced Resin Mortar (GFRRM) specimens and highlights the relative superiority of GFRRM over conventional cement mortar in resisting aggressive chemical environments. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 862056.

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  E and F Spon Limited

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• Authors:
  • NEELAMEGAN, M
  • PARAMESWARAN, V S
• Conference:
  • FIBRE REINFORCED CEMENT AND CONCRETE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HELD BY RILEM, JULY 20-23 1992, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 802-20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Corrosion; Durability; Fibers; Glass; Material reinforcement; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing materials; Seas; Sodium chloride
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 5252: Corrosion; 5910: Durability; 4557: Fibre; 4547: Glass; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 4368: Sea; 7316: Sodium chloride
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00646906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-419-18130-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 17 1994 12:00AM