Research On Application of Single Component Polyur
Research On Application of Single Component Polyur
Research On Application of Single Component Polyur
Kun Li1, Fuying Qian2, 3, Meng Li2, 3*, and Sunzhi Heng2, 3
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Shandong water diversion project operation and maintenance centre, Shandong,
250199, China
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China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China
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BEIJING-KHL Co., Ltd, 100038, China
*Corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: According to the operating features of aqueducts of water conveyance structures in cold
regions, this paper proposed a flexible rehabilitation plan of water sealing by single component
polyurea on the surface of expansion joint of an aqueduct. The author conducted a laboratory test to
study the tensile strength, bond strength, impermeability, frost resistance and aging resistance of the
single-component polyurea. The results showed that the single component polyurea has strong
impermeability and frost resistance, excellent aging resistance, large elongation, and high viscosity
with concrete. Therefore, the single-component polyurea is suitable for the defect treatment of
concrete expansion joints. In a defect treatment project of an aqueduct in the North, a flexible
rehabilitation plan of water sealing by single component polyurea was implemented on the defective
expansion joint of an aqueduct, and the operation effect still remained good after 3 years. The
flexible rehabilitation plan of water sealing is simple and reliable because it does not damage the
overall structure of the concrete and is easy to be maintained.
1. Introduction
Expansion joints in water conveyance structure shall be installed for the construction requirements, or
to avoid cracks that have a negative impact on the integrity of the structure due to temperature changes,
concrete shrinkage or uneven settlement of the foundation.
The rubber sealing strips or copper sheets are set in the expansion joint. In the course of operation,
there often occurs water leakage in expansion joints because of the broken internal water stopping
material or the unstable concrete around the water-stop belts. It is a very difficult task to deal with the
leakage of the internal expansion joints of the concrete structure in water conveyance buildings. At
present, one commonly adopted method is to cut out the concrete around the water-stop belt of the
expansion joints, reset the water-stop belt, and then recast the surrounding concrete. Another method is
to conduct chemical grouting by drilling holes near the water-stop belt of the expansion joint. However,
neither method can guarantee the water-stop effect of the expansion joint, and both have long
construction period, high cost, and do harm to the concrete structure near the water-stop belt. There is
a simply constructed and reliably effective water-stop plan which is to reset a flexible water-stop belt
on the concrete surface of the expansion joint, causing no damage to the overall structure of the
concrete and easy to be maintained.
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It can be seen from Table 2 that the single-component polyurea still has good flexibility in a
low-temperature environment, and its breaking elongation is greater than 100%. That is to say, the
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It can be seen from Figure 1 that when the freeze-thaw cycle is 100 times, the concrete without the
single-component polyurea has exhibited more than 50% of the erosion damage, and the concrete with
the single-component polyurea is not eroded. When the freeze-thaw cycle is 300, the concrete surface
that had not been coated with polyurea had 100% erosion damage, and the freeze-thaw erosion was
deep while the concrete coated with polyurea was not eroded, which proved that the polyurea coating
could resist the freeze-thaw damage on the concrete surface.
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expansion joint
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the water-stop structure of the expansion joints of aqueduct surface (unit:
mm)
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Figure3. Water-stop belts installed in expansion Figure4. Aqueduct expansion joint after
joints of aqueduct treatment
5. Conclusion
Single-component polyurea has excellent impermeability, aging resistance, frost resistance and low
temperature flexibility, as well as a large elongation and high bond strength with concrete. At present,
single component polyurea is used in the treatment of expansion joint defects in many water
conveyance buildings in cold areas, and it has achieved good results and has broad application
prospects.
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