Use of Polymeric Materials in Construction to Improve Durability & Sustainability  

作　　者：Waseem Ahmad Khatri Mohammed Al Mehthel Oscar Salazar Mirza Baig Saleh Al Wohaibi Waseem Ahmad Khatri;Mohammed Al Mehthel;Oscar Salazar;Mirza Baig;Saleh Al Wohaibi(Consulting Services Department, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

机构地区：[1]Consulting Services Department, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

出　　处：《World Journal of Engineering and Technology》2025年第1期12-38,共27页世界工程和技术(英文)

摘　　要：Building and construction sector, including infrastructures, are facing many challenges which are scarcity of raw materials, CO2 emissions, lower construction efficiency, and deterioration under corrosive environment that cost the world economy $2.5 trillion and this translates to 3.4% of world gross domestic product. This paper presents several examples that show how the use of the nonmetallic materials improved sustainability and life cycles in the built environment by removing the corrosion issue from its root and using durable NM polymers in construction. The paper details recently patented Aramco technology for the use of nonmetallic paving panels that could be used as an alternative to concrete and asphalt paving. Other case studies presented cover use of GFRP Poles for traffic signs and signal poles to replace traditional steel poles. Details of developments for specialist structural application in bridges, in architectural applications, polymers in soils, fibers in pavement manholes and bendable concrete are presented.Building and construction sector, including infrastructures, are facing many challenges which are scarcity of raw materials, CO2 emissions, lower construction efficiency, and deterioration under corrosive environment that cost the world economy $2.5 trillion and this translates to 3.4% of world gross domestic product. This paper presents several examples that show how the use of the nonmetallic materials improved sustainability and life cycles in the built environment by removing the corrosion issue from its root and using durable NM polymers in construction. The paper details recently patented Aramco technology for the use of nonmetallic paving panels that could be used as an alternative to concrete and asphalt paving. Other case studies presented cover use of GFRP Poles for traffic signs and signal poles to replace traditional steel poles. Details of developments for specialist structural application in bridges, in architectural applications, polymers in soils, fibers in pavement manholes and bendable concrete are presented.

关 键 词：Non-Metallic Materials Corrosion DURABILITY Non-Metallic Paving Metals Building and Construction Paving Panels Bridges ARCHITECTURAL Polymers Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]