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Polymers exhibit excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, high-temperature performance, etc. Polymers have been widely used in civil engineering, where they can significantly enhance the mechanical properties and durability of civil engineering materials and improve the service performance of components. In order to further promote the application of polymers in the field of civil engineering, this Special Issue focuses on publishing research papers and reviews focused on the mechanical properties, durability, and disaster response of polymer-reinforced civil engineering materials and components.

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Engineering Properties and Microscopic Mechanisms of Permeable and Flexible Polymer-Improved Sand

by Yang Zeng, Yongli Xie and Jiaxiang Liu

Polymers 2025, 17(13), 1856; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17131856 - 2 Jul 2025

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Grouting is an effective method for enhancing the stability of poor strata such as sand layers. The performance of the grouting materials directly influences the effect of stratum reinforcement. To meet the urgent demand for efficient grouting materials, this study selected a high-permeability, flexible polymer (PFP) as the grouting material. The influences of the PFP content, curing time, and dry density on the mechanical and impermeable properties of PFP-improved sand were systematically analyzed via unconfined compressive tests, split tensile tests, and variable head permeability tests. Moreover, the section morphology and pore characteristics of the PFP-improved sand were qualitatively described and quantitatively analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and image processing software. The results indicated that the mechanical properties and impermeability of the test sand were significantly improved by adding the PFP, and the improvement effect continued to increase with increasing PFP content, curing time, and dry density. The compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of PFP30 (PFP content of 30%, curing time of 28 d, dry density of 1.5 g/cm³) reached 8.3 MPa and 1.4 MPa, respectively. The permeability coefficient reduced to 5.41 × 10⁻⁶ cm/s. The microscopic results revealed that the PFP effectively cemented the isolated sand particles through bridging, filling, and encapsulation as well as substantially filled the internal pores of the test sand. The percentage of the pore area, the total number of pores, and the maximum pore diameter of the test sand were significantly reduced. The pore area percentage, the total number of pores, and the maximum pore diameter of PFP30 were reduced to 0.124, 30, and 213.84 μm, respectively. This study reveals that PFP has potential for application in the grouting construction of poor strata, such as sand layers. Full article

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