Polymer impregnated concrete-a new concept in outdoor insulation

Since very early times, man has tried to find ways of simply bonding readily available materials (e.g., straw, pebbles, etc.) together to attain some structural integrity. The bond obtainable through the process of hydration was certainly one of the earliest solutions. Today, with our modern technologies, we have boron fibers in a metal matrix, glass fibers or glass-bonded crystallites in epoxy, or even sand bonded with an epoxy. This paper concerns the application of modern technology to the ancient air of utilizing the hydraulic bond for making composites. Specifically we shall discuss some of our developments pertaining to the potential utilization of a specially processed concrete for outdoor insulation.