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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS POLYMER CONCRETE
COMPOSITES USING POLYMER
POLYMER CONCRETE
POLYMER MODIFIED CONCRETE
POLYMER IMPEGNATED CONCRETE
PROPERTIES OF PIC
PARTIALLY IMPEGNATED CONCRETE
PLACES OF APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
REFRENCES
Cement concrete is an inherently porous material and as
such, it has a low tensile strength.
It exhibits a tendency to cracks and can deteriorate under the
influence of severe chemicals in the atmosphere or in
Solution.
Concrete polymer materials have been developed during the
last fifteen years in a number of laboratories around the
world.
For applications as a constructional material offering the
potential advantages of a higher strength, water tightness,
and improved durability and resistance to freeze-thaw cycles
over normal portland cement concrete.
The production of polymer-concrete composites involves the
introduction of chemicals within the pores of the concrete
and their polymerization.
Polymer concrete is a part of group of
concretes that use polymers to supplement or
replace cement as a binder.
The composites using polymer can be:
1. Polymer concrete (PC), when the binder is a
polymer that replaces the cement paste
2. Polymer modified concrete (PMC), when the
polymer is mixed along with cement
3. Polymer impregnated concrete (PIC), when the
cement concrete is treated by soaking and
polymerization.
4. Partially Impregnated And Surface coated
polymer concrete.
Polymer concrete is a composite material which results
from polymerization of a monomer and aggregate
mixture. The polymerized monomer acts as binder for
the aggregates and the resulting composite is called
“Polymer Concrete.”
Two techniques are used to mix monomer with aggregate.
The first is the conventional method of adding monomer to
dry aggregate and stirring until a uniform blend is achieved.
The second technique consists of placing the monomer in the
specimen mould and then gradually adding aggregate to the
monomer. The mixture is Consolidated by mechnical
Vibration.
Rapid curing at ambient temperatures
Good long-term durability with respect to freeze and
thaw cycles
Low permeability to water and aggressive solutions
Good resistance against corrosion
DISADVANTAGES
It tends to be brittle in nature i.e. if fiber
reinforcement is not provided in some polymer
concrete cases they tend to develop cracks.