PROPERTIES OF SULFUR CONCRETE

This report summarizes the state of the art of sulfur concrete. Sulfur concrete is created by mixing molten sulfur with aggregate and allowing the mixture to solidify. Ultimate strength is reached in a short time. It exhibits favorable fatigue properties and has excellent resistance to acids, salts, and many organic compounds. It works well as a rapid runway repair material. Sulfur concrete also has unfavorable properties. It has poor durability when exposed to large temperature change and to wet curing conditions. The material is also brittle. All of these properties are examined in some detail and modifications (dicyclopentadiene and sulfurcrete) are proposed to overcome the unfavorable properties. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Air Force Institute of Technology

  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  Dayton, OH  United States  45433
• Authors:
  • Bretz, TEJ
• Publication Date: 1979-7-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Airport runways; Compressive strength; Concrete; Corrosion; Corrosion resistance; Deformation curve; Degradation (Thermodynamics); Durability; Fabrication; Fatigue (Mechanics); Flexural strength; Formulations; Repairing; State of the art studies; Strength of materials; Sulfur; Temperature; Thermal properties
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compressive properties; Repairs; Sulfur concrete
• Old TRIS Terms: Chemical attack degradation; Resistance
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343943
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AFIT-CI-79-170T
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1982 12:00AM