Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete

© 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. Polymer concrete is produced from polymer binder, aggregates, and filler. Its curing follows the polymerization process once polymer additive is added, and can be accelerated through post-curing. In this study, the Orthophthalic- and Isophthalic-based...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nur, N., Hussin, M., Ismail, Mohamed, Ismail, M.A., Mohamed, A., Ariffin, N., Abdul Shukor Lim, N., Samadi, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47590
_version_ 1848757874691407872
author Nur, N.
Hussin, M.
Ismail, Mohamed
Ismail, M.A.
Mohamed, A.
Ariffin, N.
Abdul Shukor Lim, N.
Samadi, M.
author_facet Nur, N.
Hussin, M.
Ismail, Mohamed
Ismail, M.A.
Mohamed, A.
Ariffin, N.
Abdul Shukor Lim, N.
Samadi, M.
author_sort Nur, N.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. Polymer concrete is produced from polymer binder, aggregates, and filler. Its curing follows the polymerization process once polymer additive is added, and can be accelerated through post-curing. In this study, the Orthophthalic- and Isophthalic-based polymer concrete (Ortho-PC and Iso-PC) were cured and investigated at different curing temperature (30°C, 50°C and 70°C) and period (1, 3, 6, 16, 24 hours) to complete the compressive strength development. Effect of curing temperature and period on apparent density, compressive strength, and morphology properties were investigated. The outcomes exhibited that all specimens had achieved full compressive strength within 6 hours of curing time at both 50°C and 70°C. When cured at 30°C, this went up to more than 16 hours of curing period to achieve the same compressive strength. The form of crosslinking at different curing conditions was captured in Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM images. Results also showed that curing temperature and period insignificant affected the apparent density. This study can be used as references to manufacturer, fabricator, and engineers when dealing with polymer concrete which goes for post-curing method as curing process.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T09:35:02Z
format Journal Article
id curtin-20.500.11937-47590
institution Curtin University Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T09:35:02Z
publishDate 2015
publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling curtin-20.500.11937-475902018-05-09T00:44:28Z Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete Nur, N. Hussin, M. Ismail, Mohamed Ismail, M.A. Mohamed, A. Ariffin, N. Abdul Shukor Lim, N. Samadi, M. © 2015 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. Polymer concrete is produced from polymer binder, aggregates, and filler. Its curing follows the polymerization process once polymer additive is added, and can be accelerated through post-curing. In this study, the Orthophthalic- and Isophthalic-based polymer concrete (Ortho-PC and Iso-PC) were cured and investigated at different curing temperature (30°C, 50°C and 70°C) and period (1, 3, 6, 16, 24 hours) to complete the compressive strength development. Effect of curing temperature and period on apparent density, compressive strength, and morphology properties were investigated. The outcomes exhibited that all specimens had achieved full compressive strength within 6 hours of curing time at both 50°C and 70°C. When cured at 30°C, this went up to more than 16 hours of curing period to achieve the same compressive strength. The form of crosslinking at different curing conditions was captured in Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM images. Results also showed that curing temperature and period insignificant affected the apparent density. This study can be used as references to manufacturer, fabricator, and engineers when dealing with polymer concrete which goes for post-curing method as curing process. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47590 Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia restricted
spellingShingle Nur, N.
Hussin, M.
Ismail, Mohamed
Ismail, M.A.
Mohamed, A.
Ariffin, N.
Abdul Shukor Lim, N.
Samadi, M.
Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title_full Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title_fullStr Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title_full_unstemmed Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title_short Effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
title_sort effect of post-curing regime on density, compressive strength and crosslinking of polymer concrete
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47590