STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF POLYMER-IMPREGNATED CONCRETE

The paper shows that stress-strain behavior of concrete can be varied over a wide range, from ductile to brittle, by using combinations of plasticizing (n-butyl acrylate) or cross building (TMPTMA) monomers with methyl methacrylate, or both. It is also shown that a realistic level of salt (up to 1 percent) in concrete prior to impregnation has little effect on polymer loading mechanical properties, but it requires more rigorous drying. While high temperatures accelerate drying out but decrease strength, subsequent polymer impregnation essentially yields a material with properties similar to a conventionally dried material.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at International Symposium: New Horizons in Construction Materials, Volume 1, Lehigh University, Bethelem, Pennsylvania, November 1-3, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Envo Publishing Company, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Chen, Wai-Fah
  • Dahl-Jorgensen, E
• Conference:
  • Presented at International Symposium: New Horizons in Construction Materials, Volume 1, Lehigh University, Bethelem, Pennsylvania, November 1-3, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 303-326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Deformation curve; Drying; Impregnation (Engineering); Loads; Mechanical properties; Methyl methacrylate; Monomers; Plasticizers; Polymer concrete; Polymers; Salts; Strain (Mechanics); Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Old TRIS Terms: Methlymethacrylate
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158361
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM