Polymer and Concrete Composites in Industrial and Infrastructure Applications

Abstract

Composite materials have a wide range of applications in civil and structural engineering due to their advantages in mechanical properties and higher strengths than the base materials alone. Polymer-concrete composites are particularly attractive for use in industrial and infrastructure applications from combining the higher mechanical properties of the concrete in tension and the high tensile strength and ductile properties of the polymeric materials. However, these materials tend to be more expensive than typical concrete composites. This thesis explores the mechanical properties of two different polymer-concrete composites and their effectiveness in civil and structural applications: polymer concrete for rapid repair and 3D printed plastic-concrete composite members for energy absorption.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 23, 2020
Accession Number
AD1193466

Entities

People

  • T. T. Painter

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Compressive Strength
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Shear Tests
  • Test Methods
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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