Investigating physio-thermo-mechanical properties of polyurethane and thermoplastics nanocomposite in various applications

T Allami, A Alamiery, MH Nassir, AH Kadhum - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effect of the soft and hard polyurethane (PU) segments caused by the hydrogen link in
phase-separation kinetics was studied to investigate the morphological annealing of PU and …

Evaluation of impact resistance properties of polyurethane-based polymer concrete for the repair of runway subjected to repeated drop-weight impact test

SI Haruna, H Zhu, W Jiang, J Shao - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact resistance of Polyurethane (PU)-based polymer concrete was investigated using
U-shaped specimens tested on a newly designed drop-weight impact test device. The PU …

Experimental parametric study and phenomenological modeling of a deformable rolling seismic isolator

AA Katsamakas, MF Vassiliou - Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an extensive experimental study of a low-cost, high-performance
seismic isolator comprising a deformable sphere rolling on concrete surfaces. Polyurethane …

A cleaner polyurethane elastomer grouting material with high hardening strain for the fundamental rehabilitation: The comprehensive mechanical properties study

H Fang, P Zhao, C Zhang, W Pan, Z Yu, K Cai… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement-based grouting materials have high compressive strengths, but they are brittle. The
low strain burden limits their rehabilitation application in the high compressive strain …

Predicting young's modulus of linear polyurethane and polyurethane–polyurea elastomers: bridging length scales with physicochemical modeling and machine …

JA Pugar, C Gang, C Huang, KW Haider… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Predicting the properties of complex polymeric materials based on monomer chemistry
requires modeling physical interactions that bridge molecular, interchain, microstructure …

[HTML][HTML] Impact resistance and flexural behavior of U-shaped concrete specimen retrofitted with polyurethane grout

SI Haruna, H Zhu, YE Ibrahim, J Shao, M Adamu… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Normal concrete-polyurethane grout (NC-PUG) composite U-shaped and beam specimens
were developed in this study to evaluate the capability and efficacy of PU grouting material …

Behaviour of concrete specimens retrofitted with bio-based polyurethane coatings under dynamic loads

H Somarathna, SN Raman, D Mohotti… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental investigation was conducted using concrete specimens to assess the
effectiveness of bio-based polyurethane (PU) coating synthesized from palm kernel oil in …

Polyurea elastomer for enhancing blast resistance of structures: Recent advances and challenges ahead

H Zhu, C Ji, K Feng, J Tu, X Wang, C Zhao - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
As an excellent anti-blast material, polyurea (PU) has been widely used in the reinforcement
of masonry walls, RC structures, steel structures, and composite materials. The advances in …

Molecular dynamics simulations of shock propagation and spallation in amorphous polymers

MAN Dewapriya, RE Miller - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
We conducted large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of shock wave propagation
and spallation in amorphous polyurethane and polyurea. First, we computed the shock …

Flexural Response of Concrete Specimen Retrofitted with PU Grout Material: Experimental and Numerical Modeling

SI Haruna, YE Ibrahim, Z Han, AIB Farouk - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyurethane (PU) composite is increasingly used as a repair material for civil engineering
infrastructure, including runway, road pavement, and buildings. Evaluation of polyurethane …