Materials Research (Dec 2010)

Fracture mechanics of polymer mortar made with recycled raw materials

  • Marco Antonio Godoy Jurumenha,
  • João Marciano Laredo dos Reis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-14392010000400009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 475 – 478

Abstract

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The aim of this work is to show that industrial residues could be used in construction applications so that production costs as well as environmental protection can be improved. The fracture properties of polymer mortar manufactured with recycled materials are investigated to evaluate the materials behaviour to crack propagation. The residues used in this work were spent sand from foundry industry as aggregate, unsaturated polyester resin from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as matrix and polyester textile fibres from garment industry, producing an unique composite material fully from recycled components with low cost. The substitution of fresh by used foundry sand and the insertions of textile fibres contribute to a less brittle behaviour of polymer mortar.

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