AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS FOR FIBRE- AND POLYMER-MODIFIED CONCRETES

The principal effects of fibres of various types and of polymers upon the properties of portland cement pastes, mortars and concretes are discussed briefly, and possible applications are suggested in which the special properties of the modified cement-based materials may be exploited commercially. It is concluded that structural reinforced and prestressed concretes are unlikely to be replaced by fibre or polymer concretes. It is more likely that the viable applications will exploit properties, in either the fresh or the hardened states, that are peculiar to the particular fibres or polymers incorporated in the matrix. It is also suggested that sufficient research has already been undertaken to provide data on the effects of fibres and polymers upon concrete properties and that the major effort should now be directed to the development of saleable products rather than the acquisition of additional basic information.(a) /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  An Foras Forbartha

  St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
  Dublin 4,   Ireland 
• Authors:
  • Pomeroy, C D
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 121-129
• Serial:
  • MAGAZINE OF CONCRETE RESEARCH
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 96
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0024-9831

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Amides; Applications; Asbestos; Carbon; Cement paste; Concrete; Durability; Fiber reinforced concrete; Fibers; Mortar; Plastics; Polymer concrete; Polymerization; Portland cement; Products; Reinforced concrete; Steel; Strength of materials
• ITRD Terms: 7345: Amide; 4528: Asbestos; 7158: Carbon; 4767: Cement paste; 4755: Concrete; 5910: Durability; 4557: Fibre; 7454: Plastic material; 7481: Polymerization; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 4542: Steel; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM