Cement and concrete nanoscience and nanotechnology

Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 918-942

  Raki, Laila ^a   Beaudoin, James ^a   Alizadeh, Rouhollah ^a   Makar, Jon ^a   Sato, Taijiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C S H; Carbon nanotubes; Cement; Concrete; Controlled release; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

C-S-H; CEMENT AND CONCRETES; CONCRETE BEHAVIOR; CONCRETE MATERIALS; CONCRETE PROPERTIES; CONTROLLED RELEASE; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CEMENTS; CONCRETES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

CONCRETE ADDITIVES;

EID: 77955530427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma3020918     Document Type: Review

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