Carbon nanotube-cement composites: A retrospect

IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 254-265

  Chen, S J ^a   Collins, F G ^a   Macleod, A J N ^a   Pan, Z ^a   Duan, W H ^a   Wang, C M ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; CNT OPC composites; dispersion; durability; fabrication; fatigue properties; hydration; impact; ordinary Portland cement; porosity; theoretical modelling; transport properties

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; IMPACT; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; NANO SCALE; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; RESEARCH STUDIES; THEORETICAL MODELLING; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; DURABILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; HYDRATION; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84859410752     PISSN: 19373260     EISSN: 19373279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19373260.2011.615474     Document Type: Review

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