EVALUATION OF THE SETTING SHRINKAGE OF MMA POLYMER CONCRETE

This paper discusses the mechanism of the setting shrinkage of polymer concrete with liquid resin mainly composed of methyl methacrylate (MMA-PC) and reports the study results on the method for reducing the setting shrinkage. The setting shrinkage is classified into two large categories, that is, shrinkage due to polymerization and shrinkage caused by temperature decrease after the maximum temperature is reached. The shrinkage amount due to temperature decrease is in proportion to the liquid resin content. The authors demonstrated that the shrinkage due to polymerization significantly varies with the formation state of matrix of liquid resin with filler. For reducing the shrinkage, it is effective to confine the shrinking strain by adding fibers and modifying the filler properties to limit the volume change due to polymerization.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Kawamura, A
  • Kuromoto, M
  • Iwai, T
• Conference:
  • Recent Advances in Concrete Technology
  • Location: Tokushima, Japan
  • Date: 1998-6-7 to 1998-6-11
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 731-745

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete setting; Fibers; Fillers; Methyl methacrylate; Polymer concrete; Polymerization; Shrinkage
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete shrinkage; Fillers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00753856
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP 179-43
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1998 12:00AM