Transport properties of carbon-nanotube/cement composites

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 184-189

  Han, Baoguo ^a,b   Yang, Zhengxian ^c,d   Shi, Xianming ^c   Yu, Xun ^a  

^a Center for Advanced Research and Technology   (United States)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; cement based composites; durability; permeability; water sorptivity

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MORTARS; CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITES; DURABILITY PROPERTY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE; SORPTIVITY; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CEMENTS; DURABILITY; GAS PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORTAR; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84871988442     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-012-0228-x     Document Type: Article

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