DURABILITY AND STRENGTH

COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL
AND POLYMER MODIFIED CONCRETE

By
Syed Naseer Ahmed Quadri
Mohammed Taha Shareef
Mohd Najamuddin Amair
Mohammed Abdul Kareem Siddiq.
Abstract :-
• Concrete plays important role in the construction industry but
it has some drawbacks.
• To overcome this drawbacks the search for durable and
sustainable construction materials is the need of time.
• Recently in the field of concrete technologies are linked to use
of admixture of polymers added in small quantities to modify
properties of cement.
• The polymers which can be used as a modifier are Styrene
Butadiene Rubber, Vinyl Acetate Effluent, Styrene Acrylic
Ether, Bakelite, polyester resin, vulcanized rubber, and urea
formaldehyde etc.The polymer which is proposed for this
study is Vinyl acetate effluent which is a byproduct of paint
industry.
Introduction :-
• Polymer modified concrete is the concrete made up off
combining two or more materials with polymer
composites, Polymer modified concrete(PMC) or
Polymer cement concrete(PCC) are a category of
concrete –polymer composites.
• Polymer modified concrete are made by partially
replacing the cement in concrete by different materials
and there by hydrating binders of conventional
concrete.
• Rapid development in manufacturing sectors has
resulted to the increasing amount of hazardous waste
generation annually.
• The waste generated from manufacturing sectors can
be used to enhance the properties of concrete.
• Ease of application, low
cost and strong
compressive strength
becomes the main reason
for universal acceptance.
However, concrete suffers
from drawbacks such as
poor durability, low tensile
strength and higher drying
shrinkage.
• These shorts coming
properties of concrete can
be solved by introducing
polymers as modifiers.
Objective :-
• This research is aimed at using waste generated from
the manufacture of paint known as vinyl acetate
effluent as the polymer in concrete and using waste
generated from the manufacture of food industry
known as rice husk ash as an admixture in concrete.
• To perform various tests on polymer modified
concrete mixed with Rice husk ash(industrial waste)
and compare it with conventional concrete.
LITERATURE REVIEW :-
• A.H Noruzman(Mar-2013) presented a study on Strength and
Durability Characteristics of Polymer Modified Concrete
Incorporating Vinyl Acetate Effluent. This research is aimed at
using waste generated from the manufacture of paint known
as vinyl acetate effluent as the admixture in concrete. The
material is rinse water taken from the cleaning process
reactor. Concrete of 0% vinyl acetate effluent cured in water
with those of 2.5%, 5%, 10% and 20% by weight of cement
were produced and cured using Japanese standard. The
specimens were tested for compressive strength, splitting
ensile strength and durability at 3, 7 and 28 days. Findings
show that incorporating of 2.5% of vinyl acetate effluent
improves strength properties of concrete.
• Iranna Kubasad(July-2015) presented a study on Polymer Modified
High Volume GGBFS concrete. This technical investigation
represents durable and stable constructional material and
increasing in utilization of high volume of GGBFS in concrete and
reduction of usage of Portland cement and reduction of CO2 in the
atmosphere. The high volume GGBFS concrete is one of the specific
type of GGBFS concrete with lower water cementitious material
ratio and at least 50% of Portland cement by mass is replaced by
GGBFS. Due to lower water content, super plasticizer is essential in
order to achieve the desired workability. Polymer added to the
concrete in the percentage of 0% to 5% in a 0.5% increment. The
higher workability is found at the 2.5% of polymer addition to the
concrete. After 28 days of curing the test results shows the 2.5% of
polymer and 50% of GGBFS replacement has the increase in
strength as compared to 60% of GGBFS replacement for all
strengths i.e., compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural
strength, shear strength and impact strength.
• Eldho Peter(Apr-2017) presented studies on Strength and Durability
Properties of Polymer Modified Mortars as a Repair Material.
Concrete repairing mainly includes removing structurally unsound
concrete and replacing it with repair or overlay materials. This
research presents the results of the compressive strength and
durability studies conducted on the polymer modified repairing
mortars like Styrene Butadiene Rubber(SBR) modified mortar,
Acrylic modified mortar over conventional cement mortar. The type
of various polymer modified repair materials studied on the basis of
their compressive strength and durability properties. Cement
mortar of mix proportion 1:3 with SBR added at the rate of 20% of
the weight of cement at w/c ratio of 0.30. Cement mortar of mix
proportion 1:3 with Acrylic Polymer Latex added to the rate of 20%
of the weight of cement at w/c ratio 0.30.Polymer modified mortar
cubes shows improvement in compressive strength of SBR and
Acrylic 4.64% and 2.11% higher than control cement mortar at 56
days of curing. For long term durability, it is recommendable to use
polymer modified mortars in areas which is exposed to weather.
• S. Sathyadevi(June-2017) presented a study on Strength and
Durability of High Strength Polymer Concrete. In this research High
Density Poly-Ethylene (HDFE) and Poly-Propylene (PP) virgin
polymers were used with cement composites. These two varieties
of polymers are used in concrete as an admixture to increase
compressive strength of concrete. For this experimental study the
M60 grade concrete is used and both the polymers are mixed from
0% to 10% were used. The mechanical property like workability and
compressive strength of concrete has been tested. The slump value
of fresh polymer modified concrete(both HDPE and PP) is gradually
reduced as the percentage of polymer increases and also the
compressive strength of hardened High Strength Polymer increases
(both HDPE and PP) at 7 days and 28 days result is gradually
increased as the percentage of polymer increases. The maximum
compressive strength obtained at 10% of HDPE and PP. The
compressive strength of PP virgin polymer concrete values is slightly
increased than the HD virgin polymer concrete values.
• P. Palson(Sep-2017) presented a study on Mechanical Properties of
Latex Modified Concrete with Silica Fume. This research discussed
the properties of Styrene Butadiene Rubber(SBR) latex modified
concrete with silica fume as partial replacement of cement. The
latex modified concrete using SBR latex were prepared with various
polymer-binder ratio and 8% silica fume contents, and tested for
compressive strength, flexural strength and elastic modulus. Latex
contents were varied as 5, 10 and 15 percent by mass of binder
(cement and silica fume). The effect of the polymer-binder ratio
and silica fume content on the properties of latex modified
concrete was examined. It was concluded from the test results that
the compressive strength and elastic modulus decrease with
polymer-binder ratio and flexural strength increasing with polymer
binder ratio.
Materials to be Used :-
• Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC) 53 grade
• Fine Aggregate
• Coarse Aggregate
• Vinyl Acetate Effluent
• Rice Husk Ash
• Water Reducing Admixture
Tests to be Perform :-
• Slump Cone Test
• Compressive Strength Test
• Water Absorption Test
• Acid Immersion Test
• Accelerated Corrosion Test.
Methodology :-
S. No Mix Details
1 C Control
2 CRH OPC + 10% R.H.
3 CRHV2.5% OPC + 10% R.H.+ 2.5% V.A.
4 CRHV5% OPC + 10% R.H.+ 5% V.A.
5 CRHV10% POC + 10% R.H. + 10% V.A.

• 5 cubes will be casted for each mix design.

• Tests will be performed for each mix deigned cube and
will be tested with the given tests above.
• Results will be used to prepare a comparative index.
Advantages :-
• Low permeability to water and aggressive
solutions.
• Good adhesion to most surfaces
• Good Chemical resistance.
• High tensile, flexural and compressive
strengths.
• Rapid curing at moderate temperatures.
• Light Weight.
Disadvantages :-
• Polymer concretes are viscoelastic and will fail
under a sustained compressive loading if the
load is much greater than the ultimate load .
• Modest improvement of strength and
durability.
• Monomers are incompatible with aqueous
solution and interfere with cement hydration
process.
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