ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Hardened coment pastes with water-to-cement (w/c) ratios of 0.4 and 0.6 and hydration times of one, three, seven, and 28 days were oven dried and subsequently impregnated with an epoxy resin formulation which was then polymerized in situ at 75°C. Portland cement mortars containing Ottawa sand and asbestos fibers as filler were also subjected to this impregnation process. Dynamic elastic moduli (E′) were measured at audio frequencies over a range of temperatures (100-400°K). Experimental values were compared with moduli calculated using various theoretical approaches based on two-phase composite materials theory. Best agreement between experimental and calculated results occurs when Wu's theory for spherical polymer inclusions was applied to a cement-based matrix. In the case of polymer-impregnated mortars, experimental and theoretical results are in closest agreement at low temperatures and at low volume fraction of filler.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1976.070201215
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