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Compressive strength of concrete containing water absorption polymer balls (wAPB)
Other Title(s)
مقاومة انضغاط الخرسانة الحاوية على الكرات البوليمرية الممتصة للماء
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.42-52, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Engineering
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Water absorbent polymers (WAP) are new component in producing building materials.
They provide internal curing which reduces autogenous cracking, eliminates autogenous shrinkage, mortar strength increased, enhance early age strength to withstand strain, improve the durability, introduce higher early age compressive strength, have higher performance and reduce the effect of insufficient external curing.
This research used different percent of polymer balls to choose the percent that provides good development in compressive strength with time for both water and air curing.
The water absorption polymer balls in this research have the ability to absorb water and after usage in concrete they spill out the water (internal curing) and shrink leaving voids of their own diameter before shrinking, thus leads to have internal curing with air voids to reduce the samples weight .The required quantity of water for the mixes reduced due to the addition of water from the absorption polymers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Ikram Firawn. 2017. Compressive strength of concrete containing water absorption polymer balls (wAPB). Kufa Journal of Engineering،Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.42-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791250
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Ikram Firawn. Compressive strength of concrete containing water absorption polymer balls (wAPB). Kufa Journal of Engineering Vol. 8, no. 2 (Jun. 2017), pp.42-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791250
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Ikram Firawn. Compressive strength of concrete containing water absorption polymer balls (wAPB). Kufa Journal of Engineering. 2017. Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.42-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791250
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 51-52
Record ID
BIM-791250