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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effect of Fly Ash on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Resin Grout.

Ashraf A M Fadiel, Nuria S Mohammed, Ahmad Baharuddin Abdul Rahman, Esam Abu Baker Ali, Taher Abu-Lebdeh, Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ashraf A M FadielDepartment of Civil Engineering, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Bieda P.O. Box 919, Libya.ORCID 0000-0003-0536-2476
Nuria S MohammedDepartment of Civil Engineering, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Bieda P.O. Box 919, Libya.
Ahmad Baharuddin Abdul RahmanDepartment of Structure and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
Esam Abu Baker AliFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
Taher Abu-LebdehDepartment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu"Theory of Mechanisms and Robots" Department, National University of Science and Technology POLYTECHNIC Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei Street 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1627-5159
Omar Al-Mukhtar University · LYUniversity of Technology Malaysia · MYNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-strength grout is specified to increase the bond between grout and bar in grouted connections and to ensure that the forces in the bars can be transferred to the surrounding material accordingly. Although polymer grout is fast setting and rapid in strength development, the use of polymer mortar in grouted connections is still limited because of the lack of information and familiarity practitioners have regarding the product. The goal of this work is to investigate the mechanical characteristics and performance of polyester grout containing fly ash that can be used as an infill material for grouted connections. This study focused on the composition of polymer grout, which typically consists of a binder, hardener, and filler. In this particular case, the binder was made of unsaturated polyester resin and hardener, while the filler was fine sand. The aim of the research was to investigate the potential benefits of incorporating fly ash as an additional filler in polymer resin grout and examine the mechanical properties of polymer resin grout. To this end, varying amounts of fly ash were added to the mix, ranging from 0% to 32% of the total filler by volume, with a fixed polymer content of 40%. The performance of the resulting grout was evaluated through flowability, compression, and splitting tensile tests. The results of the experiments showed that, at a fly ash volume of 28%, the combination of fine sand and fly ash led to an improvement in grout strength; specifically, at this volume of fly ash, the compressive and tensile strengths increased by 24.7% and 124%, respectively, compared to the control mix. However, beyond a fly ash volume of 28%, the mechanical properties of the grout started to deteriorate. Due its superior properties in terms of compressive and flexural strengths over all examined mixes, the PRG-40-28 mix is ideal for use in the infill material for mechanical connections.

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biomaterialsgroutmechanical propertiesmicrostructurepolymerresin grout

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PMID37754143
PMCPMC10526269
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