Advances in Polymer Applications in Green and Sustainable Construction

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2022) | Viewed by 2754

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Dear Colleagues,

The construction industry is the world’s primary consumer of natural resources and a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Polymers can offer green and sustainable alternatives in many construction applications. This Special Issue seeks research articles focusing on the use of polymers in civil engineering and construction, including polymer-modified concrete, polymer fibers in cement-based composites, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) applications in construction, repair and rehabilitation, polymer-based admixtures in concrete, and all novel research reporting on green and sustainable applications of polymers in civil engineering and construction.

Prof. Dr. Moncef L. Nehdi
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Keywords

  • polymer
  • FRP
  • fibre
  • admixture
  • concrete
  • construction
  • green
  • sustainability
  • civil engineering

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Effect of Polymers on Behavior of Ultra-High-Strength Concrete
by Ola A. Mayhoub, Aref A. Abadel, Yousef R. Alharbi, Moncef L. Nehdi, Afonso R. G. de Azevedo and Mohamed Kohail
Polymers 2022, 14(13), 2585; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132585 - 25 Jun 2022
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Abstract
The development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is still practically limited due to the scarcity of robust mixture designs and sustainable sources of local constituent materials. This study investigates the engineering characteristics of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) polymeric fiber-reinforced UHPC with partial substitution of [...] Read more.
The development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is still practically limited due to the scarcity of robust mixture designs and sustainable sources of local constituent materials. This study investigates the engineering characteristics of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) polymeric fiber-reinforced UHPC with partial substitution of cement at 0, 5 and 20 wt.% with latex polymer under steam and air curing techniques. The compressive and tensile strengths along with capillary water absorption and sulfate resistance were measured to evaluate the mechanical and durability properties. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was carried out to explore the microstructure development and hydration products in the designed mixtures under different curing regimes. The results indicated that the mixtures incorporating 20 wt.% SBR polymer achieved superior compressive strength at later ages. Additionally, the tensile strength of the polymeric UHPC without steel fibers and with 20% polymers was enhanced by 50%, which promotes the development of novel UHPC mixtures in which steel fibers could be partially replaced by polymer, while enhancing the tensile properties. Full article
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