Influence of using different percentages of waste materials on the strength properties of polymer concrete

Abstract

Polymer concrete is a developed combined substance with greater characteristics in contrast with traditional concrete for example greater mechanical strength and chemical resistance. The aim of this paper is to investigate some properties of polymer concrete with and without waste glass as an aggregate. The waste glass was prepared and combined with different proportions of traditional sand. The mechanical properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength) were experimentally determined. The polymer concrete containing crushing waste glass was compared with polymer concrete containing normal fine aggregates. It was found that the waste glass could be used to produce polymer concrete and also is suitable for environment. This study concluded that 22% resin 78% fine aggregate of the total weight of mixture provides for the optimum distribution of fine aggregate, for that reason the best resin to fine aggregate ratio was chosen. The aggregate in polymer concrete was replaced with 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% by weight of waste glass. It was also found that the compressive strength, flexural and tensile strengths of polymer concrete containing waste glass aggregate increases as the waste glass aggregate content increases.