Furfuryl Alcohol Polymer Concretes For Use in All-Weather Repairs of Concrete and Asphalt Surfaces

Abstract

The following criteria were established: high strength at an age of 1 h, placement of the materials must be possible during heavy precipitation over temperatures ranging from -32/sup 0/ to 52/sup 0/C, and the chemical constituents should be low cost and have long-term stability when contained in a maximum of three packages during storage. A formulation consisting of furfuryl alcohol monomer (FA), ..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..- trichlorotoluene, pyridine, silane, zinc chloride, silica filler, and coarse aggregate meets these requirements. Optimized formulations were established for use with premixed and percolation placement methods. The premixed formulation is compatible with moisture contents up to 4% by weight of the total mass, which simulates placement in a 2.54 cm/h rainfall. The working time for the FA-PC slurry can be controlled at greater than or equal to 15 min over the entire operating temperature range by simply varying the ..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-trichlorotoluene catalyst concentration while holding all of the other constituents constant. Prototype equipment for the mixing and placement of FA-PC was demonstrated: a concrete transit mix supply of mixed aggregate, a hopper-fed volumetric feed screw which supplied aggregate at a known rate to a mixing screw, and a monomer pump and spray nozzle.more » The unit mixed and delivered FA-PC at approx.182 kg/min. The practicability of using equipment currently employed for the continuous placement of conventional portland cement concrete was proven. Field tests were performed under rainfall and dry conditions at temperatures ranging from -15/sup 0/ to 35/sup 0/C. The mixing and placement equipment performed well and the FA-PC slurries exhibited self-leveling characteristics. Test results from proxy samples prepared during the placement of the patches and cores taken after simulated aircraft trafficking, indicated that the property requirements at an age of 1 hr were attained.« less