Macro- and micro-characterization of mortars produced with carbon nanotubes

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-332

  Melo, Valquíria S ^a   Calixto, José M F ^b   Ladeira, Luiz O ^b   Silva, Adriano R ^b  

^a Justice Department in Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

^b UFMG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Mortar

Indexed keywords

CEMENT COMPOSITE; CEMENT CONTENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; NANO SCALE; POLYCARBOXYLATES; PYCNOMETRY; SECANT MODULUS; SEM; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; TEST RESULTS; WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79957878228     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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