Mechanical properties of polyester polymer concrete using recycled polyethylene terephthalate

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-225

  Jo, Byung Wan ^a   Park, Seung Kook ^a   Kim, Cheol Hwan ^a,b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b POSCO   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Polymers; Strength

Indexed keywords

POLYMER CONCRETE; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33645731825     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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