Research Article
Design and Assessment of a Lightweight Polymer Concrete Utility Manhole
Table 5
Material properties of polymer concrete (PC) systems.
| | Property | Formulation 1 (epoxy/sand) | Formulation 2 (epoxy/glass/PET) |
| | Density | kg/m3 | 1.90 | 0.88 | | Compressive modulus | MPa | 3577.4 | 1886.9 | | Tensile strength σf | MPa | 25.6 | 10.9 | | Compressive strength σc | MPa | 65.1 | 37.3 | | Specific compressive strength | — | 34.3 | 42.4 |
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Estimated property from flexural stress (ASTM D 790 [ 26, 30]). |
