This volume collects the proceedings from the International Congress of Polymers in Concrete 2018 (ICPIC), held under the theme “Polymers for Resilient and Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure.” ICPIC 2018 provides an opportunity for researchers and specialists working in the fields of polymers to exchange ideas and follow the latest progress in the use of polymers in concrete infrastructure. It also showcases the use of polymers and polymer concrete in sustainable and resilient development, and provides a platform for local and overseas suppliers, developers, manufacturers and contractors using polymers, polymer concrete and polymer composites in concrete structures to develop new business opportunities and follow the latest developments in the field.
The International Congress of Polymers in Concrete is an international forum that has taken place every three years for the last 40 years with the objective of following progress in the field of polymers and their use in concrete and construction. Following 15 successful congresses held in London (1975), Austin (1978), Koriyama (1981), Darmstadt (1984), Brighton (1987), Shanghai (1990), Moscow (1992), Oostende (1995), Bologna (1998), Honolulu (2001), Berlin (2004), Chuncheon (2007), Funchal (2010), Shanghai (2013) and Singapore (2015), the 16th ICPIC will take place in Washington, DC, from April 29 to May 1st, 2018.
Part I Keynote Papers.- 1 Concrete-Polymer Materials: How Far Have We
Come and Were Do We Need to Go?.- Polymer Concrete for Bridge
Preservation.- Feasibility Study of the Use of Polymer-Modified Cement
Composites as 3D Concrete Printing Material.- Experimental Analysis and
Micromechanics-Based Prediction of the Elastic and Creep Properties of
Polymer-Modified Concrete at Early Ages.- Durability and Long-Term
Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer as a New Civil Engineering
Material.- Nano-modified Polymer Concrete A New Material for Smart and
Resilient Structures.- Part II Polymer Materials.- Bio-Based
Superplasticizers for Cement Based Materials.- Screening Encapsulated
Polymeric Healing Agents for Carbonation Exposed Self-Healing Concrete,
Service Life Extension and Environmental Benefit.- Synthesis and
Characterization of Superabsorbent Polymer Hydrogels Used as Internal Curing
Agents: Impact of Particle Shape on Mortar Compressive Strength.- Evaluation
of Microencapsulated Corrosion Inhibitors in Reinforced Concrete.- The Use of
Polymer Additions to Enhance the Performance of Industrial and Residential
Decorative Concrete Flooring.- The Effect of Glucose on the Properties of
Cement Paste.- Microstructured Polymers and Their Influences on the
Mechanical Properties of PCC.- Stability of Latex in Cement Paste:
Experimental Study and Theoretical Analysis.- Experimental Verification of
Use Secondary Raw Materials as Fillers to Epoxy Polymer Concrete.- Effects of
Anionic Asphalt Emulsion on Early Age Cement Hydration.- Polymer Solutions
for Protection of Concrete Exposed to Strong Alkaline or Acid Effluent on
Industrial Installations.- Lightweight Filled Epoxy Resins for Timber
Restoration.- Effect of Methyl Methacrylate Monomer on Properties of
Unsaturated Polyester Resin-Based Polymer Concrete.- Analysis of Mechanical
Behavior and Durability of Coatingsfor Use as Flooring in the Petroleum
Industry.- Evaluation of the Performance of Engineered Cementitious
Composites (ECC) Produced from Local Materials.- Application of Phase Change
Materials (PCM) in Concrete for Thermal Energy Storage.- Mortars with Phase
Change Materials and Stone Waste to Improve Energy Efficiency in
Buildings.- Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortars with Direct
Incorporation of Phase Change Material.- Mechanical Performance of Fly Ash
Geopolymeric Mortars Containing Phase Change Materials.- Part III Polymer
Concrete.- Are Polymers Still Driving Forces in Concrete
Technology?.- Mechanical Properties of Polymer Cement - Fiber Reinforced
Concrete (PC-FRC) Comparison Based on Experimental Studies.- Environmental
Temperature and Humidity Adaptability of Polymer Modified Cement
Mortar.- Innovative Polymer-Modified Pervious Concrete.- Combined Methods to
Investigate the Crack-Bridging Ability of Waterproofing Membranes.- Polymer
Concrete for A Modular Construction System Investigation of Mechanical
Properties and Bond Behaviour by Means of X-Ray CT.- Bending and Crack
Characteristics of Polymer Lattice-Reinforced Mortar.- The Influence of
Specimen Shape and Size on The PCC Compressive Strength Values.- Long-term
Investigation on the Compressive Strength of Polymer Concrete with Fly
Ash.- Overlays: A Great Use for Polymer Concrete.- PC with Superior Ductility
using Mixture of Pristine and Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes.- Contribution
of Concrete-Polymer Composites and Ancient Mortar Technology to Sustainable
Construction.- Smart Monitoring of Movement and Internal Temperature Changes
Within Polymer Modified Concrete Repair Patches.- PIC: Does It Have
Potential?.- A Perspective on 40 Years of Polymers in Concrete
History.- Development Length of Steel Reinforcement in Polymer Concrete for
Bridge Deck Closure .- Developmentof Ultra Rapid-Hardening Epoxy Mortar for
Railway Sleepers.- Contribution of C-PC to Resilience of Concrete Structures
in Seismic Country Japan.- Precast Polymer Concrete Panels for Use on Bridges
and Tunnels.- Part IV Polymer Fiber Concrete.- The Effect of Combinations of
Treated Polypropylene Fibers on the Energy Absorption of Fiber Reinforced
Shotcrete.- Bond Performance of Steel Reinforced Polymer (SRP) Subjected to
Environmental Conditioning and Sustained Stress.- High-Strength
Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (HS-SHCC) Made with Different
High-Performance Polymer Fibers.- Uniaxial Tensile Creep Behavior of Two
Types of Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete.- Dynamic Behavior of
Textile Reinforced Polymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure
Bar.- Steel-Fiber Self-Consolidating Rubberized Concrete Subjected to Impact
Loading.- Effect of Fiber Combinations on the Engineering Properties of High
Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites.- Application of Fibre
Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete for Low Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal.- Efficiency of Polymer Fibers in Lightweight Plaster.- Part V
Polymer Concrete with Recycled Waste.- Properties of Ceramic Waste Powder
Based Geopolymer Concrete.- Use of Recycled Polymers in Asphalt Concrete for
Infrastructural Applications.- Influence of Method of Preparation of PC
Mortar with Waste Perlite Powder on Its Rheological Properties.- Design and
Manufacture of a Sustainable Lightweight Prefabricated Material Based on
Gypsum Mortar with Semi-Rigid Polyurethane Foam Waste.- Cement Mortars
Lightened with Rigid Polyurethane Foam Waste Applied on Site. Suitability and
Durability.- Latex-Modified Concrete Overlays Using Recycled Waste
Paint.- Effect of Using Kaolin and Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag on
Green Concrete Properties.- Lightweight Structural Recycled Mortars
Fabricated with Polyurethane and Surfactants.- Hydration in Mortars
Manufactured with Ladle Furnace Slag (LFS) and the Latest-Generation of
Polymeric Emulsion Admixtures.- Chemical Resistance of Vinyl-ester Concrete
with Waste Mineral Dust Remaining After Preparation of Aggregate for Asphalt
Mixture.- Part VI Geopolymers.- Performance Studies on Self Compacting Geo
Polymer Concrete at Ambient Curing Condition.- Effect of 3D Printing on
Mechanical Properties of Fly Ash Based Inorganic Geopolymer.- Optimization of
Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Using a Dynamic Approach of the Taguchi
Method.- Microstructural and Strength Investigation of Geopolymer Concrete
with Natural Pozzolan and Micro Silica.- Performance of
Steel-Fiber-Reinforced High Performance One-Part Geopolymer Concrete.- Effect
of Different Class C Fly Ashes Composition on the Properties of the Alkali
Activated Concrete.- Effect of Curing Temperatures on Zero-Cement
Alkali-Activated Mortars.- Properties of PVA Fiber Reinforced Geopolymer
Mortar.- Thermal Performance of Fly Ash Geopolymeric Mortars Containing Phase
Change Materials.- Development of Fiber-Reinforced Slag-Based Geopolymer
Concrete Containing Lightweight Aggregates Produced by Granulation of
Petrit-T.- Applications of Geopolymers in Concrete for Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Containers.- Part VII Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP).- Microstructure
and Mechanical Property Behavior of FRP Reinforcement Autopsied from Bridge
Structures Subjected to In-situ Exposure.- The Influences of Mechanical Load
on FRP Composites Subjected to Environmental Corrosion.- Finite Element
Analysis of RC Beams Strengthened in Shear with NSM FRP Rods.- Effect of
Sustained Load Level on Long-term Deflections in GFRP and Steel-Reinforced
Concrete Beams.- Flexural Behavior and Cracks in Concrete Beams Reinforced
with GFRP Bars.- Flexural Rigidity Evaluation of Seismic Performance of
Hollow-Core Composite Bridge Columns.- Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis
of Hollow-Core Composite Building Columns.- Pultruded GFRP Reinforcing Bars
with Carbon Nanotubes.- On Mechanical Characteristics of HFRP Bars with
Various Types of Hybridization.- Fatigue Behavior Characterization of
Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Fiber-reinforced Polymer
Composites.- Strength Performance of Concrete Beams Reinforced with BFRP
Bars.- Part VIII PC with Nanomaterial.- A Comparative Study on Colloidal Nano
Silica Incorporation in Polymer Modified Cement Mortars.- Performance of UHPC
and Nano-Modified Polymer Concrete (NMPC) Composite Wall Panels for
protective Structures.- Mechanical Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites
Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets.- Oilwell Cement Modified with
Bacterial Nanocellulose.- Effect of Incorporating Nano Silica on the Strength
of Natural Pozzolan-Based Alkali Activated Concrete.- Part IX Strengthening &
Restoration UsingPolymers.- Review of Polymer Coatings Used for Blast
Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures.- Evaluation of
Polymer-Modified Restoration Mortars for Corrosion Resistance of Sewage
Treatment Structures.- Finite Element Modeling of CFRP Strengthened Low
Strength Concrete Short Columns.- Improvement Works to Existing Column Stumps
by Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strengthening System.- Silicone Resin Enclosing
Method Applied for the Maintenance of Steel Bearings.- Bio-based Polyurethane
Elastomer for Strengthening Application of Concrete Structures under Dynamic
Loadings.
Dr. Mahmoud Reda Taha, PEng, Professor, Chair and Regents Lecturer, UNM Civil Engineering. He is a bridge engineer by training and has been a professor at UNM for 15 years where he taught civil engineering materials, fracture mechanics and structural design classes. His research on nanotechnology has been funded by major funding agencies in the US including NSF, DOD and DOE. He has published extensively on mechanical characterization of nano-modified cementitious and polymer composites with more than 300 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He has 3 issued and 7 pending US patents. He is a Fellow of American Concrete Institute (FACI) and currently serves as the Chairman of ACI committee on polymers and adhesives in concrete, associate editor of ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and co-chair of ASCE committee on emerging technologies as part of ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division.
Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta