USE OF EPOXY COMPOUNDS WITH CONCRETE

EPOXY COMPOUNDS HAVE FOUND A WIDE VARIETY OF USES IN THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY AS COATINGS, GROUTS, BINDERS, SEALANTS, BONDING AGENTS, PATCHING MATERIALS, AND GENERAL ADHESIVES. PROPERTIES, USES, PREPARATIONS, MIXTURES, APPLICATION, AND HANDLING REQUIREMENTS OF EPOXY RESIN SYSTEMS WHEN APPLIED TO AND USED WITH CONCRETE AND MORTAR ARE PRESENTED. THE ADHESIVENESS OF EPOXY AND ITS CHEMICAL, THERMAL, AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ARE GIVEN. THE MODIFICATION OF THE FOREGOING PROPERTIES TO ACCOMMODATE GIVEN SITUATIONS IS REVIEWED. THE ALLERGENIC AND TOXIC NATURE OF EPOXIES AND THE CHEMICALS USED WITH THEM IN THE INDUSTRY CREATE A HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONS ARE DETAILED THROUGHOUT THE REPORT.

• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 614-45
• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesives; Bonding; Chemical properties; Concrete; Epoxy resins; Grout; Hazardous materials; Sealing compounds; Thermal properties; Toxicity
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217369
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 12 1974 12:00AM