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A Novel Polymer Concrete Made From Fine Silica Sand and Polyester

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In order to improve the mechanical properties and decrease the manufacturing costs of traditional polymer concrete, a new concrete mix is presented, where fine silica sand is used instead of common large and small aggregates. In addition, to decrease manufacturing costs, a polyester resin is employed instead of epoxy matrix. By performing compression and three-point bending tests, it was found that the new polymer concrete had a higher compression strength than the traditional polymer concrete and a similar bending strength. Also, a two-phase micromechanical model was used to analytically estimate the compressive strength of the new material, and a rather good agreement between experimental data and theoretical calculations was found to exist.

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 807–820 , September-October, 2015.

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Shokrieh, M.M., Rezvani, S. & Mosalmani, R. A Novel Polymer Concrete Made From Fine Silica Sand and Polyester. Mech Compos Mater 51, 571–580 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-015-9528-1

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