On the aspect ratio effect of multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforcements on the mechanical properties of cementitious nanocomposites

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 647-655

  Abu Al Rub, Rashid K ^a   Ashour, Ahmad I ^a   Tyson, Bryan M ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Carbon nanotubes; Cement; Strength; Surface area to volume ratio

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; CEMENT SAMPLE; HYDRATED CEMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PULL-OUT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STRENGTH; VOLUME RATIO;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CEMENTS; CRACKS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84861605934     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.086     Document Type: Article

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