State-of-the-art report on use of nano-materials in concrete

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 940-949

  Safiuddin, Md ^a   Gonzalez, Marcelo ^b   Cao, Jingwen ^b   Tighe, Susan L ^b  

^a GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

concrete properties; durability; nanotechnology; nano materials; nano concrete

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DURABILITY; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICA; SILICON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON NANO TUBE (CNTS); CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CONCRETE DURABILITY; CONCRETE PROPERTIES; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; NANO-TITANIUM DIOXIDE; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; PROPERTIES OF CONCRETES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 84907711507     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2014.893327     Document Type: Article

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