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This book provides an inventory of organic materials and products, the major components of all civil engineering projects, in terms of their scientific and technical background, including the regulations that cover their use and their predicted useful life.Such materials include: bitumen on the roads; geotextiles for retaining walls; membranes for bridges; tunnel and reservoir waterproofing; paint binders to protect metallic and concrete structures or to create road markings; injection resins; gluing products; concrete admixtures; and composite materials.The presentation is based on a physicochemical approach, which is essential if these products are to be considered as part of sustainable development: as such, those studying or working in these fields will find this an invaluable source of information.
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Organic Materials in Civil Engineering This page intentionally left blank Organic Materials in Civil Engineering Yves Mouton First published in France in 2003 by Hermès Science/Lavoisier entitled “Matériaux organiques pour le génie civil : approche physico-chimique” First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2006 by ISTE Ltd Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licenses issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned address: ISTE Ltd 6 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5DX UK ISTE USA 4308 Patrice Road Newport Beach, CA 92663 USA www.iste.co.uk © LAVOISIER, 2003 © ISTE Ltd, 2006 The rights of Yves Mouton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mouton, Yves. [Matériaux organiques pour le génie civil. English] Organic materials in civil engineering / Yves Mouton. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-905209-11-8 ISBN-10: 1-905209-11-8 1. Polymers. 2. Organic compounds. 3. Civil engineering--Materials. I. Title. TA455.P58M6813 2006 624.1'8--dc22 2006008665 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 10: 1-905209-11-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-905209-11-8 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 1. Organic Polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2. Macromolecular structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3. Synthesis of polymers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1. Step polymerization or polycondensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1.1. Mechanism of polycondensation: polycondensation and polyaddition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1.2. Practical applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.2. Chain polymerization or polymerization strictly speaking . . . . 1.4. Processing: thermoplastics and thermosets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.1. Thermoplastics and thermosets, thermorigid or thermohard. . . 1.4.2. Monocomponent and bicomponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5. Elastomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6. Preliminary conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7. Crystalline polymers