Recent developments in polyurea research for enhanced impact penetration resistance and blast mitigation

Y Wang, L Ding, J Lin, X Qiu, C Wu, C Liu, Y Tian… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polyurea has gained significant attention in recent years as a functional polymer material,
specifically regarding blast and impact protection. The molecular structure of polyurea is …

Recent advances in polyurea elastomers and their applications in blast protection: a review

L Ding, Y Wang, J Lin, M Ma, J Hu, X Qiu, C Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
Polyurea elastomers exhibit superior mechanical properties due to their unique molecular
structure, including significant tensile strength, elongation at break, and efficient energy …

Modeling of success factors of using PU coats in concrete construction projects

A Waqar, N Shafiq, N Bheel, O Benjeddou, NH Sor… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Polyurea coatings are well recognized for their remarkable protective properties, making
them highly appropriate for practical use in the field of concrete building. The use of …

Effectiveness of FRP confinement for low strength recycled aggregate concrete compressive members having optimized combination of fibers

A Raza, AB Elhag, MHE Ouni, M Arshad - Structural Concrete, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The quantity of recycled concrete aggregates is increasing day by day due to the enhanced
demolition rate of old infrastructures, which is dangerous to the environment's sustainability …

Investigation of polyurea coating influence on dynamic mechanical properties of concrete

H Guo, Y Sun, Y ** of reinforced concrete columns is a simple way to increase the axial load
capacity of such members with substandard concrete quality. A total of 2197 specimens …

Improving the efficiency of FRP-Confined square concrete column by rounding the sharp edges and circularizing the flat sides

H Al-Tameemi, E Akın - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is carried out to assess a new shape modification technique for the square
columns to enhance the effectiveness of the fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) confinement with …