Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Strength of Cement Paste

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Kumar, Sanjeev ^a   Kolay, Prabir ^a   Malla, Sunil ^a   Mishra, Sanjay ^b  

^a Southern Illinois University at Carbondale   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

CNT; Compressive strength; Portland cement; SEM; Splitting tensile strength; TEM

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; CNT; CURING AGE; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; EQUIVALENT CONTROL; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE; SPLITTING-TENSILE STRENGTH; STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS; STRENGTH GAIN; STRENGTH TESTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

CARBON; CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84863159250     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000350     Document Type: Article

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