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In order to increase the structural performance, various techniques are being evaluated, tested and adopted. Structures exposed to adverse environmental conditions, are facing issues i.e. lifespan reduction and pre-mature failure. World-wide polyester resin is considered to be applied for re-novation, repair, especially for structural elements which are facing environmental degradation. This manuscript evaluates the quantitative performance of resin as a coating agent on mortar, under different controlled conditions. The experiment involved casting of specimens, coating 1–3 layers polyester resin on samples, exposure to environmental conditions and water. Compressive strength provide evidence that resin coats increased compressive strength of cubes by 69%. Whilst significant water absorption reduction was also noted which is proportional to number of coats. Univariate general linear model were evaluated by with respect to various parameters on the two conditions i.e. ambient environment and exposure to water. This study concludes that polyester resin may be used in primary structural element members, which are exposed to different environmental scenarios.
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The authors of this study acknowledge the laboratory staff, and financial support throughout the preparation of this study. The manuscript is the reflection of the view of the author based on laboratory investigation. Nevertheless, it can be devised that even the results consists of highest accuracy, this manuscript may yet not be able to reflect 100% properties of the tested material.
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Ul-Abdin, Z., Rajper, S.Z., De Winne, P., Schotte, K., De Backer, H. (2018). Impact of Different Conditions on Resin Coated Mortar. In: Hordijk, D., Luković, M. (eds) High Tech Concrete: Where Technology and Engineering Meet. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2_32
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