TY - JOUR ID - 72540 TI - Flexural Behavior of Polyester Polymer Concrete Subjected to Different Chemicals JO - International Journal of Engineering JA - IJE LA - en SN - 1025-2495 AU - Hashemi, Mohammad Jafar AU - Jamshidi, Masoud AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 28 IS - 7 SP - 978 EP - 983 KW - Polyester Resin KW - polymer concrete KW - Flexural Strength KW - chemical aggressive DO - N2 - Polymer concrete (PC) is a composite material prepared by resin and aggregates. Advantages of polymer concretes include rapid curing at ambient temperatures, high flexural and compressive strengths, excellent chemical resistance and low permeability. In this research, a comparative study was performed on degradation of polyester resin concrete in different chemical solutions. Polymer concrete specimens were examined for flexural strength and flexural toughness after two and four months of exposure to the chemicals (i.e. sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, citric acid, demineralized water, potable water, potassium hydroxide, gas oil). Results showed that the highest decrease in flexural strength (i.e. about 36%) was occurred in sodium hydroxide solution after two months of exposure. Comparing acid attack to the specimens it was found that citric acid as an organic acid, despite of higher pH, had the highest impact on flexural strength (i.e. about 21%). The flexural strength of PC specimens decreased considerablly in all chemicals (except in gas oil). There was not significant difference between two and four months of exposuring, therefore, the main degrading processes start during the first 60 days of exposuring. UR - https://www.ije.ir/article_72540.html L1 - https://www.ije.ir/article_72540_2a23669f1c064d1639daabdf5c8fa047.pdf ER -