Handbook of Polymer-Modified Concrete and Mortars: Properties and Process Technology (Building Materials Science Series) [Hardcover]

Yoshihiko Ohama (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0815513585 | ISBN-13: 978-0815513582 | Publication Date: January 14, 1996 | Edition: 1

Mortar and concrete made with portland cement has been a popular construction material in the world for the past 170 years or more. However, cement mortar and concrete have some disadvantages such as delayed hardening, low tensile strength, large drying shrinkage and low chemical resistance. To reduce these disadvantages, polymers have been utilized as an additive.

Polymer-modified or polymer cement mortar (PCM) and concrete (PCC) are the materials which are made by partially replacing the cement hydrate binders of conventional cement mortar or concrete, with polymers. This book deals with the principles of polymer modification for cement composites, the process technology, properties and applications of the polymer-modified mortar and concrete, and special polymer-modified systems such as M DF cement, antiwashout underwater concrete, polymer-ferrocement, and artificial I wood.

The polymeric admixtures or cement modifiers include latexes or emulsions, redispersible polymer powders, water-soluble polymers, liquid resins and monomers.

This book describes the current knowledge and information of polymer-modified mortars and concretes, and discusses or reviews the following items in detail:
1. Principles of polymer modification for cement composites.
2. Process technology of polymer-modified mortars and concretes.
3. Properties of polymer-modified mortars and concretes.
4. Applications of polymer-modified mortars and concretes.
5. Special polymer-modified systems such as MDF cements, antiwashout underwater concretes, polymer-ferrocements, and artificial woods.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...handbook will be of use to materials scientists, building and civil engineers, architects, chemical engineers and students in these areas." - Polymer News

About the Author

Yoshihiko Ohama is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Architecture, in the College of Engineering, Nihon University, Koriyama, Japan. After graduating from Yamaguchi University, he received his doctorate from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, his main interest has been in the research and development of polymer- modified concrete and mortars. He has won awards for his research from the Society of Materials, Japan, and the Japan Society for Finishing Technology. He is also a recipient of a Russian Academy of Engineering honorary diploma. He is vice president, Intemational Congress of Polymers in Concrete, and is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structure. An author, or co-author, of seven books, Professor Ohama is also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete: Cement and Concrete Composites; Materials Engineering; and Construction and Building Materials.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: William Andrew; 1 edition (January 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815513585
• ISBN-13: 978-0815513582
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,061,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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