EXPREMENT INVESTIGATION OF POLYMER

IMPREGNATED CONCRETE BY REPLACEMENT OF

M-SAND AS FINE AGGREAGATE IN M20 GRADE
CONCRETE

Submittedby

DINESH BABU S
VIGNESH L
DINAKARAN R
VISHNUWARDHAN T
In partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN

CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

BHARATH INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
& RESEARCH
CHENNAI-600 073
APRIL2019

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 BONAFIDECERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report titled EXPREMENT INVESTIGATION OF

POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE BY REPLACEMENT OF
M-SAND AS FINE AGGREAGATE IN M20 GRADE CONCRETE is the
bonafide DINESH BABUS(U15CE702),VIGNESH L(U15CE708)DINAKARAN
R(U15CE718) VISHNUWARDHAN T (U15CE722)who carried out the project
work under my supervision.

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
Dr. A. MANI MS. P. MUGILVANI
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR
Professor Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering Dept. Of Civil Engineering
BIHER BIHER
Chennai 600073 Chennai 600073

Submitted for the Project examination held on:

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

S.NO TITLE PAGE

1 CHAPTER -1
INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL 5

1.2 NEED FOR THE STUDY 7

1.3 OBJECTIVES 7

1.4 SCOPE OF WORK 7

2 CHAPTER – 2
2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 8

3 CHAPTER – 3
3.1 METHODOLOGY 11

4 CHAPTER – 4
TEST PROGRAMME

4.1.1 POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE 14

4.1.2 APPLICATION OF POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE 14-15

4.1.3 MANUFACTURED (M-SAND) 15-16

4.1.4 ADVANTAGES OF MANUFACTURED (M-SAND) 16

4.1.5 DURABILITY OF CONCRETE 17

4.1.6 MIXING 18

4.1.7 COMPACTION OF CONCRETE 18-19

4.1.8 CURING 20

4.1.9 TESTING OF SPECIMENS 20

4.1.10 WORKABILITY 21-22

4.1.11 MIXDESIGN 22-27

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5 CHAPTER – 5
RESULT AND DISCUSSION

5.1 COMPERSSIVE STRENGTH 28-29

5.2 SLUMP VALUE 30

6 CHAPTER – 6
6.1 CONCLUSION 31
6.2 REFERENCE 31-32

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 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL
Polymer impregnated concrete is one of the widely used polymers composite. It is
nothing but a conventional pre-cast concrete, cured and dried in oven or by dielectric cement
concrete and then polymerised using radiation or by the application of heat or by chemical
initiation. The partial or surface impregnation improves the durability and chemical
resistance, but the overall improvement in the structural properties is modest. On the other
hand in depth or full impregnation improves structural properties considerably. Hardened
concrete, after a period of moist curing contains a considerable amount of free water in voids.
The water filled voids form a significant component of the total volume of concrete ranging
from 5% in dense concrete to 15% in gap graded concrete. In polymer impregnated concrete
these water filled voids are filled with polymers. The air and moisture in voids affect the
monomer loading. heating from which the air in open cells is removed by vacuum process.
Then a low viscosity liquid monomer or pre polymer partially or fully is impregnated or
diffused into the pore system of the hardened cement composites.

Concrete has several characteristics that make it as a versatile and widely used
construction material. New developments backed by years of research have provided today’s
concrete user with a unique, attractive, and practical product. Architects, engineers, and
builders have used concrete with imagination and skill to create exciting and distinctive
structures. Polymer-modified mortar and concrete are good repair materials for construction
in most conditions for their excellent physical and mechanical properties and durability.
However, the use of Manufacturing Sand does not have much effect in improving the long
term strength and use of polymer in concrete can further improve the strength and overall
performance of the concrete. The property improvement of mortar and concrete by polymer
modification was related to the influence of polymer on the material structures, cement
hydration, porosity and unit water content, and also to the chemical and physical interactions
between the polymers and cement hydrates However, the polymer modification mechanism is
unclear, which confines further development of polymer modified cementitious materials.
Styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) latex has been widely used to significantly modify mortar.
Previous results showed that SBR modified mortar had good mechanical properties, anti-

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Spenetrability and frost resistance. It is also exhibited that SBR could be used to make self-
levelling materials Our earlier work indicated that SBR could reduce water requirement,
effectively enhance both flexural strength and tensile bond strength, substantially decrease
the ratio of compressive strength to flexural strength, and improve the ratio of flexural
strength to elastic modulus. The prepared SBR-modified mortar is suitable for bridge repair
With same water– cement ratio (W/C), the compressive and flexural strengths of SBR-
modified mortars are directly proportional to its apparent bulk density at polymer–cement
ratio (P/C) below 10% Inter-penetrating structures of polymer and cement hydrates formed
in SBR modified concrete, and the interface structures and anti-cracking property of the
cement concrete are improved by SBR modified cement concrete and it overall provide
resistance to environmental condition for longer durability. The impact study of concrete was
carried using low, medium and high velocity projector missile on the surface of concrete. It
clearly exhibits the importance of the concrete to withstand the energy absorption of concrete
to external forces, normally concrete are poor in sudden impact load and may lead to fracture
failure, whereas use of polymers in concrete can improve the energy absorption due to it
elastic rubber behaviour in concrete.

In the previous study of work the optimum dosage of Manufacturing Sand was carried
for M25 grade of concrete. In the experimental study cubes were casted to determine the
compressive strength of concrete for different percentage of Manufacturing Sand content.
The Manufacturing Sand proportions were added in the percentage of 0%, 25%, 50%. In
this addition the proportion of replacement of was kept constant as 25% to the weight of Fine
aggregate considering as a low percentage of M sand replacement. It is absorbed that addition
of M sand decreases the workability of concrete and it is compensated by the addition of high
range super plasticizer in concrete. It is observed from the study that the maximum strength
of concrete is achieved by using 50% of replacement of Fine Aggregate by M sand. High
strength is observed for M sand concrete compared to plain concrete. The polymer modified
cement concrete is a composite that is obtained by the incorporation of a polymeric material
into the concrete. This is carried out during the mixing stage. The polymers that are
incorporated at this stage should in no way interfere with the hydration process.

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1.2 NEED FOR THE STUDY

Use of Manufacturing sand in concrete has shown increase in the performance of

concrete both mechanical and durability side. The use of polymer in concrete in
addition to M sand will bring high significance by using the concrete for special
application purposes. The polymer posses high flexibility and has more energy
absorption capability and the addition of the materials in concrete improves the overall
performance of the concrete in high exposure to environmental conditions

1.3 OBJECTIVES
 To study the factors affecting the strength behaviour of concrete using Msand and
polymer (Styrene Butatine Rubber latex)

 To study the workability behaviour of Msand with polymer latex

 To study the compressive strength of polymer modified Msand concrete.

 To study the split tensile strength of polymer modified Msand concrete.

 Comparison of plain and polymer modified concrete.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE WORK

 To obtain mix proportion for M-30 grade concrete.

 To study the workability using polymers
 To study the Compressive strength on polymer concrete
 The polymer concrete gains cube compressive strength more than 100N/mm2.
This strength is irrespective of the strength of the conventional concrete.
 The polymer impregnated concrete possesses lesser creep and shrinkage problems
due to a lesser number of pores.

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 The polymer impregnated concrete is highly resistant to acid attack, sulfate attack
and chloride attack when compared with PCC.

CHAPTER 2

 2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW

 Marinela Barbuta et al.,.(2010) had done an Sustained research on ‘Comparison
of Mechanical Properties for Polymer Concrete with Different Types of Filler’
and development work on the utilization of waste fly ash and silica fume for
various productive uses have been carried out. In the construction industry, the
effects on the compressive strength, flexural strength, and split tensile strength.
 G.Aminiet al.,(2010) has done an experimental research on ‘Evaluation of
Mechanical Strength of Epoxy Polymer Concrete with Silica Powder as Filler’. In
which she had used the Silica powder as filler in preparation of polymer concrete.
Utilization of waste silica powder as a filler in polymer concrete is promising, it
may enhances the physical properties and mechanical strength of the polymer
concrete. The mechanical properties of PCs with variation of filler compositions
(100, 150 and 200%) and resin (10, 15 and 20%) were investigated
 Sewench Noor Aldeen et al.,.(2016) had studied the compression and flexural
strength for polymer concrete and also the amount of resin in composition of
fabricated PC. This shows great influence on both compression and flexural
strength results. The PC specimen with 20% and 25% resin has resulted in
maximum compressive, flexural strength. In this research Polymer concrete were
prepared by mixing epoxy resin with sand particles in three different grain size
(150-300), (300-600) and (600- 1200) μm respectively. The percentage of epoxy
was 15%, 20 %, 25% and 30% weight of the total weight. Compression strength
and flexural strength tests were carried out for the prepared samples.
 Maria harja et al.,.(2008) has discussed the results of some experimental
researches concerning polymer mortars and concretes realized of epoxy resin,

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 silica fume and crushed aggregates. The mechanical characteristics of hardened
concrete were determined. The silica fume content varied between 6.5% and 30%
to polymer mortar and 6.4% and 9.6% to polymer concrete. For the experimental
researches of polymer mortar and concrete properties, the following materials
were used: polymer, silica fume (SUF) as filler and crushed aggregates.
 Martinez et al.,.(2011) discussed that polymer concrete has several advantages
such as high strength and short curing process, In spite of these advantages there
are deficiencies that could be addressed by fibre incorporation into Polymer
concretes, however this kind of approach is not typical. The curing process is a
critical concern in dealing with polymer concretes as it is with Portland cement
concrete. Studies on the effects of gamma ionizing radiation on the curing process
and on final properties of Polymer concretes are carrying. In particular, the effects
of gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties are discussed.
 Amy Beutal et al.,.(2015) has studied about the polymer concrete and its qualities
on comparing with the normal concrete. She mainly concentrated on finding the
ideal mix design for the epoxy resin polymer concrete with addition of the coarse
aggregates. To achieve this objective she created three minor objectives, which
will be used as studies for the project. In Study one it shows about the ideal resin
to filler ratio is 60% resin to 40% filler. Using the ratio in Study Two, she found
that the mix design with no aggregate in the mix was the strongest for all strength
tests.
 Mahesh Kumar et al.,.(2012) had studied about the polymer concrete and their
uses in the construction and also about the characteristics of polymers,
classification of polymer concrete. It was concluded that Shrinkage strains vary
from polymer to polymer, high for polyesters and lower for epoxies and must be
considered, in any application, such strains, if not relieved by creep, result in
premature failure in a rigid polymer concrete.
 T. Aravinthan et al.,.(2010) has done an experimental investigation on
mechanical properties of polymer concrete with different types of resin. A detail
study on the polymer concrete along with the comparing their significant
properties with the OPC concrete are carried out. In this experimental program,
two types of resins (vinyl ester and epoxy resin) combined with fly ash and sand
was used to make polymer concrete mortar. The weight percentages used in the
mix designs were selected after analysing volumetric properties of sand. This

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 paper presents and discusses the results from an investigation of uniaxial
compressive stress-strain relationship of polymer based concrete.
 Vipulanandan et al.,.(2003) had studied about the various properties of polyester
polymer concrete. This study reviewed the variations in polyester polymer
concrete mixture components that affected the properties. There are three classes
of polyester which were studied and used in polymer concrete mixtures they are
Class I resins which resist mild co rodents and non-oxidizing mineral acids. Class
II resins which is anisophthalic type and also more resistant as compared to class
I. Class III resins are based on biphenyl-A, have the best overall resistance to
corrosive solutions.
 Stefan Oprea et al.,.(2012) has introduced a new type of polymer concrete
obtained using epoxy polyurethane acryl and aggregates. Mechanical properties,
such as: compressive strength, flexural strength, elasticity modulus, pull-out stress
and adherence stress between cement concrete and polymer concrete were
experimentally determined. Thermo-physical properties, such as: bulk density in
natural and dry state, relative and absolute mass humidity, thermal conductivity,
linear thermal dilatation, thermal shock strength, chemical resistance, frost-thaw
resistance and water adsorption resistance were studied to establish the durability
properties of the epoxy polyurethane acryl concrete.
 Ashok kumar et al.,.(2013) has made an evaluation of flexural strength of epoxy
polymer concrete with fly ash and red mud solid waste and how they are used in
preparation of polymer concrete. Utilization of waste such as fly ash and red mud
in polymer concrete is promising and it may enhance the physical properties and
mechanical strength of the polymer concrete. The mechanical property of PCs
with variation of different compositions of fly ash (8, 12%), red mud (12, 25%)
and resin (30, 35%) has been investigated.
 Rakesh Kumar et al.,.(2016) has discussed the formulations (incorporation of
aggregates, fillers, and resin) and properties (especially compressive and flexural)
of epoxy and polyester based polymer concrete. In another section, it has given
the mechanical, thermal, and water resistance properties of PFA based
biopolymer, bio composites, Nano composites, and polymer concrete.

CHAPTER 3

3.1 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

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LITERATURE
COLLECTION
 INITIAL STUDY ON MATERIAL

WORKABILITY STUDY ON CONCRETE USING

SLUMP CONE

CASTING OF CUBES 7 DAYS AND 28 DAYS

CURING OF CUBES 7 DAYS AND 28 DAYS

TESTING ON COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 4

TEST PROGRAMME

4.1.1 POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE

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In the case of polymer impregnated concrete, the pre polymers or the low viscosity liquid
monomers are partially or completely impregnated with the pore system of the hardened
cement composite structure. After this procedure, the whole treated structure is allowed to
polymerize.

The normal curing procedure of the hardened concrete results in the gain of a considerable
amount of free water in its voids. These water-filled voids account for a significant amount of
the total volume of the component. It ranges from 5% in the case of dense concrete and 15%
in the case of gap-graded concrete.

In the case of polymer impregnated concrete, it is these voids (water filled pores) that must be
filled with the chosen polymer. Hence the major factor that affects the monomer loading is
the: moisture content in the hardened concrete and the air voids in the concrete.

4.1.2 APPLICATIONS OF POLYMER IMPREGNATED CONCRETE

 Surface Impregnation of Bridge Decks: The bridge decks are allowed to undergo
impregnation to avoid the intrusion of moisture, chemicals as well as chloride ions.
 The bridge decks constructed in the areas of high salt water and moisture exposure
can be protected by this method.
 Repair of the structures: The damaged structures can be improved by the method of
polymer impregnation. The life period of structures which cannot be reconstructed
can be increased by this method.
 This method hence helps in restoration as well as the preservation of the stone
monuments.
 Underwater and Marine Applications: The ability of Polymer impregnation help in
improving the structural properties, resistance to water absorption, and
impermeability properties of the concrete structure. This makes them be widely used
in underwater construction and for marine structures.
 Application in Irrigation Structures: The use of conventional methods in the repair
and rehabilitation of dams and other important hydraulic structures are found to be
ineffective and imperfect.
 These are later found to cause a large loss in the benefits that are obtained from the
irrigation, power generation, flood control etc. But the method of impregnation work
best.

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  The concrete from the severely damaged area is removed, patched and dried. This
area is later treated by means of a polymer impregnation.

4.1.3 MANUFACTURED SAND

 Manufactured sand (M-Sand) is a substitute of river sand for concrete construction.

Manufactured sand is produced from hard granite stone by crushing.
 The crushed sand is of cubical shape with grounded edges, washed and graded to as a
construction material. The size of manufactured sand (M-Sand) is less than 4.75mm.

Fig.4.1 M-SAND

 Manufactured sand is an alternative for river sand. Due to fast growing construction
industry, the demand for sand has increased tremendously, causing deficiency of
suitable river sand in most part of the word.
 The cost of construction can be controlled by the use of manufactured sand as an
alternative material for construction. The other advantage of using M-Sand is, it can
be dust free, the sizes of m-sand can be controlled easily so that it meets the required
grading for the given construction.

4.1.4 ADVANTAGES OF MANUFACTURED SAND (M-SAND)

 It is well graded in the required proportion.

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 It does not contain organic and soluble compound that affects the setting time and
properties of cement, thus the required strength of concrete can be maintained.

 It does not have the presence of impurities such as clay, dust and silt coatings,
increase water requirement as in the case of river sand which impair bond between
cement paste and aggregate. Thus, increased quality and durability of concrete.

 M-Sand is obtained from specific hard rock (granite) using the state-of-the-art
International technology, thus the required property of sand is obtained.

 M-Sand is cubical in shape and is manufactured using technology like High Carbon
steel hit rock and then ROCK ON ROCK process which is synonymous to that of
natural process undergoing in river sand information.

 Modern and imported machines are used to produce M-Sand to ensure required
gradingzone for the sand.

TABLE 4.1 properties of M-sand:

S.NO Properties values

1 Specific Gravity 2.56(2.5-2.9)

2 Water Absorption (%) 0.14%(0.1%-2%)

3 Fineness modulus 2.52(2.20-3.20)

4 Bulk Density(kg/m³) 1573.33kg/m³

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4.1.5 DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
Since manufactured sand (M-Sand) is processed from selected quality of granite, it has the
balanced physical and chemical properties for construction of concrete structures.

This property of M-Sand helps the concrete structures withstand extreme environmental
conditions and prevents the corrosion of reinforcement steel by reducing permeability,
moisture ingress, freeze the effect increasing the durability of concrete structures.

4.1.6 MIXING

Fig.4.2 MIXING
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Thorough mixing of materials is essential for the production of uniform course. The mixing
should ensure that the mass becomes homogeneous, uniform in colour and consistency. In
this project, we adopted machine mixing (tilting type power operated). As the mixing cannot
be thorough, it is desirable to add 10% more materials

4.1.7 COMPACTION OF CONCRETE

Compaction of concrete is the process adopted for expelling the entrapped air from
the concrete. The lower the workability, higher is the amount of air entrapped. Hand
compaction was done by using a tamping rod.

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 Fig.4.3 COMPACTION OF CONCRETE

The consistency of concrete is maintained at a higher level. Concrete was filled in

layers of 15 – 20 mm, and each layer was compacted well using the compacting rod.

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4.1.8 CURING

Fig.4.4 CURING

The test specimens after compaction were kept as such for a period of 24 hours. After that
period of time the moulds were removed and the specimens were kept in ordinary curing tank
and allowed to cure for a period of 7 and 28 days. The curing of concrete is shown

4.1.9 TESTING OF SPECIMENS

Testing of hardened concrete plays an important role in controlling and confirming

the quality of cement concrete work. Systematic testing of raw materials, fresh concrete and
hardened concrete are inseparable part of any quality program for concrete, which helps to
achieve higher efficient of the material used and greater assurance of the performance of the
concrete with regard to both strength and durability

The tests on concrete can be made on two stages. For,

 Fresh concrete – Slump (workability test)

 Hardened concrete
 Compressive strength test
 Split tensile strength test

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  Durability studies
 Water Absorption Test

4.1.10 WORKABILITY

Slump test is the most commonly used method of measuring consistency of concrete which
can be employed. It is used conveniently as a control test and gives indication of the
uniformity of concrete from batch to batch.

PROCEDURE

1. The internal surface of the mould was thoroughly cleaned and freed from superfluous
moisture and adherence of any old set concrete before commencing the test.

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 Fig.4.5 SLUMP CONE TEST

2. The mould it then filled in four layers, each approximately ¼ of the height of the
mould.

3. Each layer is tamped 25 times by the tamping rod taking care to distribute the strokes
evenly over the cross section.

4. The mould is removed from the concrete immediately by raising it slowly and
carefully in a vertical direction.

5. This allows the concrete to subside.

4.1.11 MIX DESIGN

1) STIPULATION FOR PROPORTIONING

a) Grade designation - M20
b) Type of cement - OPC 53 grade
c) Maximum nominal size of aggregate - 20mm
d) Minimum cement content - 320 kg/m3
e) Maximum water cement ratio - 0.50
f) Workability - 100mm (slump)
g) Type of aggregate - Crushed angular aggregate
h) Maximum cement content - 450 kg/m3

2) TEST DATA FOR MATERIALS

a) Cement used - OPC 53 grade
b) Specific gravity of cement - 3.15
c) Specific gravity of

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 i) Coarse aggregate - 2.74
ii) M-sand - 2.62
d) Water absorption
i) Coarse aggregate - 0.5%
ii) M-sand - 1.0%
e) Free surface moisture
i) Coarse aggregate - Nil
ii) M-sand - Nil
3) TARGET STRENGTH FOR MIX PROPORTIONS

f`ck= fck +1.65S

where,

f`ck - target average compressive strength at 28days

fck - characteristics compressive strength at 28 days

S - standard deviation

Therefore, target strength = 40+1.65*4 = 26.6N/mm

4) WATER CEMENT RATIO

Based on experience we adopt water-cement ratio is 0.50. ( 0.50< 0.55)

5) SELECTION OF WATER CONTENT

From table 2, maximum water

content for 20mm aggregate = 186 litre (for 25- 50mm)

Estimated water content for100mm slump = 186+6/100X186 =197 litre

6) CALCULATION OF CEMENT CONTENT

Water cement ratio - 0.50

Cement content - 197/0.50 = 394kg/m3

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 Volume of coarse aggregate = 0.62X0.9 = 0.56

Volume of M-sand = 1-0.56 = 0.44

7) MIX CALCULATION

a) Volume of concrete = 1m3

b) Volume of cement = Mass of cement/ Sp.gravity of cement X 1/1000

= 394/3.15*(1/1000)

= 0.125m3

c) Volume of water = Mas of water /Sp.gravity of water X 1/1000

= 197/1 X (1/1000)

= 0.197m3

d) Volume of aggregate (2%) = [ a-(b+c+d)]

= 1-(0.125+0.197+0.015)

= 0.66m3

Volume of aggregate (4%) = 1-(0.125+0.197+0.007)

= 0.678m3

Volume of aggregate (6%) = 1-(0.125+0.197+0.023)

= 0.651m3

Volume of aggregate (8%) = 1-(0.125+0.197+0.030)

= 0.640m3

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e) Mass of coarse aggregate = e X volume of coarse aggregate X sp.gravity
of coarse aggregate X 1000

=0.67 X 0.56 X 2.74 X 1000

=1028kg

=0.66 X 0.56 X 2.74 X 1000

=1012kg

=0.65 X 0.56 X 2074 X 1000

=997kg

=0.64 X 0.56 X 2.74 X 1000

=982kg

f) Mass of M-sand =e X volume of M-sand X sp. gravity of M-sand

=0.67 X 0.44 X 2.62 X 1000

=772kg

=0.66 X 0.44 X 2.62 X 1000

=760kg

=0.65 X 0.44 X 2.62 X 1000

=750kg

=0.64 X 0.44 X 2.62 X 1000

=737kg

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Mix proportion for trial number 1 (2%)

Cement=394kg/m3

Water =197kg/m3

M-sand=772kg/m3

Coarse aggregate=1028kg/m3

Chemical admixture=7088kg/m3

Water cement ratio=0.50

Mix proportion for trial number 2(4%)

Cement=394kg/m3

Water=197kg/m3

M-sand=760kg/m3

Coarse aggregate=1012kg/m3

Chemical admixture=15.7kg/m3

Water cement ration =0.50kg/m3

mix proportion for trial number 3(6%)

cement=394kg/m3

water=197kg/m3

m-sand=750kg/m3

coarse aggregate=997kg/m3

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 chemical admixture=23.64kg/m3

water cement ratio=0.50

mix proportion for trial number 4(8%)

cement=394kg/m3

water=197kg/m3

m-sand=737kg/m3

coarse aggregate=982kg/m3

chemical admixture=31.52kg/m3

water cement ratio=0.50kg/m3

CHAPTER 5

5.1 TEST RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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 Fig.5.1 COMPERSSION TESTING MECHIN

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

The important property of concrete is its strength in compression. The

strength in compression has definite relationship with all other properties of concrete i.e.
these properties are improved with the improvement in compression strength.

Fig.5.2 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

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 POLYMER % SLUMP VALUE(mm)

2 85

4 90

6 110

8 95

TABLE 5.1 SLUMP VALUE

The aim of these experimental tests is to determine the maximum load carrying
capacity of test specimen. The specimen and setup is shown in figure 5.4 and 5.5. All
concrete mixes were prepared using a mechanical mixer. Cube specimens of 15 ×15×15 cms .
The specimens were cured in a curing room at 30ºC temperature and 90% relative humidity.
Latex modified concretes were tested at 7 and 28 days of age to get compressive strength and
7 and 28 days for flexural strength values.

TABLE 5.2 TEST RESULT FOR COMPRESSION TEST

S.NO CEMENT MSAND POLYMER 7 DAYS 28 DAYS

Kg/m3 %

1 394 772 2% 20.05 26.15

2 394 760 4% 19.83 26.37

3 394 750 6% 21.14 27.03

4 394 737 8% 18.74 25.28

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20.5

20

19.5

19

18.5

18

17.5
2 4 6 8
7 DAYS Column1

FIG 5.1 COMPRESSION TEST GRAPH FOR 7 DAYS

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 28 DAYS

27.5

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26.5

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25.5

25

24.5

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2 4 28 DAYS 6 8

FIG 5.2 COMPRESSIVE TEST GRAPH FOR 28 DAYS

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25

20

15 7 DAYS
Series 3

10

0
0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

FIG 5.3 COMPRESSION TEST GRAPH FOR 7 & 28 DAYS

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 CHAPTER 6

6.1 CONCLUSION

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 High workability is observed for polymer impregnated concrete.
 Compressive strength tends to improve for polymer Impregnated
Concrete compared to plain concrete.
 Optimum content of polymer is 8% is obtained.
 The overall performance of polymer impregnated concrete increase compared to
plain concrete.
 Strength is increased as a replacement of M sand at 25% and decreased for the
replacement of M sand at 50%.

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