Design guidelines for steel-reinforced polymer concrete using resins based on recycled PET

Conference · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:375998

Rebeiz, K S ^[1]; Fowler, D W ^[2]

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1. Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering

Very little research has been done on the structural behavior of steel-reinforced polymer concrete (PC). In all the previous studies, it was generally assumed that the structural behavior of reinforced PC is similar to the structural behavior of reinforced portland cement concrete because both are composite materials consisting of a binder and inorganic aggregates. However, the design equations developed for steel-reinforced portland cement concrete yield very conservative results when applied to reinforced PC. The objective of this paper is to recommend simple, yet effective design guidelines in shear and flexure for steel-reinforced PC. The recommended design procedures are mostly based on test results performed on PC beams using resins based on recycled poly(ethyleneterephthalate), PET, plastic waste (the PET waste is mainly recovered from used beverage bottles). Previous studies have shown that polyester resins based on recycled PET can produce very good quality PC at a potentially lower cost.

• OSTI ID: 375998
• Report Number(s): CONF-960154--; ISBN 0-9648731-8-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
DESIGN
FLEXURAL STRENGTH
POLYESTERS
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECYCLING
REINFORCED CONCRETE
SHEAR PROPERTIES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION