Challenges and benefits of utilizing carbon nanofilaments in cementitious materials

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yazdanbakhsh, Ardavan ^a   Grasley, Zachary ^a   Tyson, Bryan ^a   Abu Al Rub, Rashid ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFILAMENTS; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CEMENTITIOUS MATRICES; CRACKING RESISTANCE; DISPERSIBILITIES; DRYING CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE; PRACTICAL ISSUES;

CARBON; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

MATERIALS;

EID: 84864911570     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/371927     Document Type: Article

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