Criteria for Polymer Concrete on Airport Pavements

Abstract

The subject of polymer concrete (PC) has generated a lot of interest among researchers during the past decade. This is due to the many advantages that polymer concrete pavement offers compared to regular portland cement concrete. The advantages of polymer concrete, when compared to portland cement concrete include, quick curing and setting, reduced moisture sensitivity and permeability and improved mechanical properties resulting in reduced pavement thickness to support the same load. These advantages will lead to attractive life cycle cost benefits. Material properties and mix designs for PC with epoxy, methylmethacrylate (MMA) and Polyester as the binder material have been investigated and presented in part I of this report. Part II contains pavement thickness design charts, developed for various aircraft, quality control methods, construction procedures and cost analysis. It has been shown in this study that increased material cost of PC can be offset by the reduced thickness of the pavement. In order to develop life cycle cost information, it is necessary to obtain field performance data of PC pavement, especially in the composite design mode. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219168

Entities

People

  • Krish Pandalai

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Bending Stress
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressive Strength
  • Construction
  • Creep
  • Elastic Properties
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Physical Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology