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By
Einar Dahl-Jorgensen
FRITZ ENGINEERING
LABORATORY LIBRARY.
March 1973
STRESS-STRAIN TESTS
OF POLYMER MODIFIED CONCRETE
By
Einar Dahl-Jorgensen
ABSTRACT i
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. SCOPE 1
6. TEST SET-UP 5
8. CONCLUSION 7
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 7
10. REFERENCES 8
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STRESS-STRAIN TESTS
OF POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
compression.
2. SCOPE
and curing age and conditions were standardized for all the experiments.
The variables were (1) oven drying (2) drying with an open
using (3) vacuum and pressure and (4) only pressure. The monomer MMA
fresh concrete.
When the latex was used in the PCC experiments, the water
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producing PCC specimens with 25, 15 and 10% solid latex polymer by weight
of the cement.
(Fig. 1) was constructed from an 8xl5 in. steel pipe. A bottom and
top flange was welded to the pipe and a lid bolted to the top flange.
The lid was further equipped with a gage measuring vacuum and pressure,
a safety valve, and a valve to induce the monomer after the specimens
had been under vacuum for the specified time. The vessel could im-
mixed with natural siliceous sand (fineness modulus = 2.90) and mixed
gravel 3/8 in. in size. The mix consisted of water, cement, sand, and
molds and removed from the molds after 24 hours and cured in 90-100
percent relative humidity for 28 days and 14 days in 40% relative humidity.
flame for four hours with the temperature at the concrete surface
exceeding 600°F.
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The catalyst used for the MMAl, MMA2, and MMA4 was the 3% benzoyl
gas
MMAl 10 2 20 2 2
flame
.MMA2 oven 20 2 40 2 4
MMA3 oven 0 0 40 2 4
MMA4 oven 20 2 40 2 4
MMAl 5.4 4
MMA2 5.9 6
MMA3 6
MMA4 6.0 2
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following amount of catalyst per 100 grams of the monomer was added
at the same time; (1) 5.0 mg sodium bisulfite; (2) 5.0 mg potassium
persulfate. After 24 hours the specimens were removed from the molds
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and heated up to 65 C for 2 hrs. to complete the polymerization,
6. TEST SET-UP
with an electrical strain gage glued to the plane bottom surface, normal
strain was recorded using two "clip type" extensometers on either sides
of the specimen. The setup which was designed for this experiment
7. TEST RESULTS
almost explosive.
For the MMAl, MMA2, and MMA3 the polymerized area penetrated
absorbed by the cement and leaves the monomer in the center without
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cement) the strength of the concrete was increased by 50%. The data
percent latex concentrations, and the results are not mentioned in this
report.
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8. CONCLUSION
used in PIC.
(2) The effect of drying the specimens with a gas flame proved
the specimens.
(3) The test setup for the compression test was found to be reliable,
(4) The mode of failure for the PIC specimens was brittle and
explosive.
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
to Lehigh University.
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10. REFERENCES
6. Mattisson, L. G.
BETONG-POLYMER-FIBERKOMPOSITER, progress reports of August
1971, February 1972, and August 1972. Technical University
of Lund, Styrelsen for Teknisk Utveckling (STU-70-684/u582
and 72-20/ul36). In Swedish.
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Fig. 3 Compression Test and Strain Measuring Device