RUR f 2w strength, resistance to oil, grease, and abrasion. They also improve bond between new and old
concrete and are useful for prefabricated structural elements and prestressed concrete. The
disadvantages are that they are very brittle and expensive.
For heavy duty Industrial floor the concrete mix used is 1:2:2. Concrete to PVA emulsion in
the ratio 3:1 is then prepared.
For domestic or office floor cement and sand in the ratio of 1:2 is mixed. The cement mortar:
PVA emulsion is then made in the ratio 2:1.
The available polymer concrete materials are polymer impregnated concrete (PIC),
polymer cement concrete (PCC), polymer concrete (PC) and, partially impregnated and surface
coated polymer concrete.
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2g 2is a conventional concrete, cured and dried in oven. A low
viscosity manomer is then diffused and polymerised by using radiation, heat or by chemical
initiation. The manomers used are, methylmethacrylate (MMA), styrene, acrylonitrile, t-butyl
styrene, etc.
2g 2g is made by mixing cement, aggregates, water and manomers, such
as polyester-styrene, epoxy styrene, furans, venylidene chloride. The plastic mix is moulded,
cured, dried and polymerised.
2g In this type of concrete cement is not used and the aggregates are bound
with a polymer binder. It is most suitable for structures with a high ratio of live load to dead
load and composite construction.
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specimens in liquid manomer like methyl methacrylate and then sealing them by keeping
under hot water at 70°C to prevent loss due to evaporation. The polymerisation is achieved by
adding 3 per cent by weight of benzoyl peroxide to the manomer as catalyst. It finds its
application in improving durability of bridge decks.
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Polymer concrete finds its application in the production of prefabricated elements,
prestressed concrete, ferrocement products, marine works, nuclear power plants and industrial
applications. Because of its high sulphate and acid resistance properties it is most suitable for
sewage disposal works.
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Conventional concrete is modified by random dispersal of short discrete fine fibres of asbestos,
steel, sisal, glass, carbon, poly-propylene, nylon, etc. Asbestos cement fibres so far have proved
to be commercially successful. The improvement in structural performance depends on the
strength characteristics, volume, spacing, dispersion and orientation, shape and their aspect
ratio (ratio of length to diameter) of fibres. A fibre-reinforced concrete requires a considerably
greater amount of fine aggregate than that for conventional concrete for convenient handling.
For FRC to be fully effective, each fibre needs to be fully embedded in the matrix, thus the
cement paste requirement is more. For FRC the cement paste required ranges between 35 to 45
per cent as against 25 to 35 per cent in conventional concrete.