A review on the applications of polyurea in the construction industry

B Shojaei, M Najafi, A Yazdanbakhsh… - Polymers for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polyurea has drawn the attention of construction activists and engineers as a modern
building material due to its unique structure, unique properties, and relatively easy …

The structure, microphase-separated morphology, and property of polyurethanes and polyureas

Y He, D Xie, X Zhang - Journal of materials science, 2014 - Springer
The structure–morphology–property relationship of thermoplastic polyurethanes and
polyureas was reviewed. The effect of hard segment structure and chemistry, and the …

Polyurea coatings for enhanced blast-mitigation: a review

N Iqbal, M Tripathi, S Parthasarathy, D Kumar… - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Elastomeric coatings are being advocated as excellent retrofit materials for strategic
applications, particularly for blast mitigation and ballistic protection. Polyurea, an elastomer …

Elastomer–steel laminate armor

CM Roland, D Fragiadakis, RM Gamache - Composite structures, 2010 - Elsevier
Elastomeric coatings have been found to substantially increase the ballistic limit of
underlying steel substrates, with an important mechanism being the impact-induced …

Bacteria encapsulation using synthesized polyurea for self-healing of cement paste

M Zamani, S Nikafshar, A Mousa, A Behnia - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cracks in concrete increase permeability and exacerbate the detrimental effects of
weathering and potential chemical attacks. Common repair techniques involve the use of …

Effect of polyurea coating with different mechanical properties on blast resistance of aluminum alloy circular tube structures: Experiments vs numerical simulations

L Zhang, X Wang, C Ji, Y Wang, G Yang, C Zhao… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurea has attracted extensive attention in the field of anti-blast protection over the past
few years. Two types of polyurea were prepared and their quasi-static and dynamic …

The role of soft segment molecular weight on microphase separation and dynamics of bulk polymerized polyureas

AM Castagna, A Pangon, T Choi, GP Dillon… - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
The influence of poly (tetramethylene oxide)(PTMO) soft segment length on the phase-
separated microstructure, state of hydrogen-bonded associations, and molecular dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the dynamic mechanical behaviors of polyurea through experimentation and modeling

H Wang, X Deng, H Wu, A Pi, J Li, F Huang - Defence Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyurea is widely employed as a protective coating in many fields because of its superior
ability to improve the anti-blast and anti-impact capability of structures. In this study, the …

Experimental investigation on the tensile behavior of polyurea at high strain rates

SN Raman, T Ngo, J Lu, P Mendis - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
Elastomeric polymers, like polyurea, are finding relevance in strengthening applications and
as energy absorbing materials for structures and systems subjected to impulsive loadings …

Preparation of UV-cured polyurethane-urea acrylate coatings with high hardness and toughness

J Tong, S Xie, JT Miao, J Luo, R Liu - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyurethane-urea acrylate (PUUA) has been used to develop mechanically robust
materials, due to the urea-based bifurcated H-bond. However, the uncontrollable reaction …