Using Polymers and Recycled Plastics in Geotechnical Engineering

Hello everyone.

I am looking for the latest trends in using polymers, recycled plastics and/or similar materials in geotechnical engineering. There are a number of companies that make driven piles out of polymer materials and of course the use of polymers in geosynthetics has a pretty long history; but I am looking for materials that lose the viscousity after being exposed to heat and then regain their solid formation in normal temperature. I appreciate if you let me know if there are any companies using such materials in Geotech applications, or if there are any papers in this regard.

Thanks in advance.

Soil Mechanics / Geotechnical Construction Education Research Environmental Geotechnics

Asked 22/02/2014 21:09, updated: 14/03/2017 14:08

Sepehr

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Alchemy Polymers

11/09/2023 01:22 *

Sepehr,

Our company manufactures the type of product you are describing. Here are a few links for further information:

http://alchemypolymers.com/stabilize-soil/

http://alchemypolymers.com/category/stabilize-soil/

If you have any further questions, call 404-618-0438 and select Customer Service from the phone menu. Thanks!

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Roberto Valentino

11/09/2023 01:22 *

Hi Sepehr,

recently I published two articles about this issue. Here the references:

Valentino R., Romeo E., Misra A. (2013), Mechanical aspects of micropiles made of reinforced polyurethane resins, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, vol. 31, n. 2, 463-468. (doi:10.1007/s10706-012-9599-x).

Valentino R., Romeo E., Stevanoni D. (2014), An experimental study on the mechanical behaviour of two polyurethane resins used for geotechnical applications, Mechanics of Materials, Elsevier, 71, 101-113 (doi: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2014.01.007).

If you are interested, you can contact me by email: [email protected]

Regards

R. Valentino

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Using Polymers and Recycled Plastics in Geotechnical Engineering

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