CASE STUDY ON USING POLYRETHANE IN ROADWAY

SETTLEMENT ISSUES

Introduction

Polyurethane was discovered by Otto Bayer and his co-workers, Germany in 1937.

Since then, it was used in different industrial application and recently in civil

engineering and geotechnical applications (Avar, 2008; USACE, 1995).

There are many types of ground rehabilitation and improvement that can be consider

and implemented, one of this is using polyurethane (PU) in construction works.

when comes to road maintenance especially on operated expressways, not all method

can be applied directly as it must comply to operation working window and lane

closure basis. Key factors that considering ideal proposal for ground rehabilitation

are time, cost, quality and most importantly practicality. It should provide long

lifespan structure to reduce continuous cycle of maintenance. Polyurethane resin has

several use and unique applications. The material characteristics of different types

of polyurethane resin are reviewed in this study.

A discussion of the basic formulation of the resin components and associated civil

engineering applications is also presented.