Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials: Properties, Modelling And Applications

Concrete is now the material of choice for the construction of structures exposed to extreme conditions. However, conventional concrete suffers from a number of inherent deficiencies, such as its low tensile strength. As a result, concrete structures undergo significant shrinkage cracking. Recent studies have explored the use of nanotechnology and nanomaterials for enhancing the performance of cement paste, to solve this problem. Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials explores the fundamental concepts and applications of smart nanoconcretes with self-healing, self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial, piezoelectrical, heating and conducting properties which are used in the modern structures of high-rise buildings, hydraulic engineering, highways, tunnels, bridges. This book is an important reference source for both materials scientists and civil engineers who are looking to enhance the properties of smart nanomaterials to create stronger, more durable concrete. Explores the mechanisms through which active agents are released from nanocontainers inside concreteShows how embedded smart nanosensors, including carbon cement-based smart sensors, and micro/nano strain-sensors, are used to increase concrete performanceDiscusses the major challenges to integrating smart nanomaterials into concrete composites INDICE: PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Nanoconcrete: An Introduction 2. Preparative Methods 3.  Characterization Methods 4. Interaction Between Nanomaterials and Cement Matrix In Concrete 5. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation PART 2: APPLICATIONS 6. Self-Healing Nanoconcretes 7. Self-Cleaning Nanoconcretes 8. Antibacterial Nanoconcretes 9. Self-Deicing Nanoconcretes 10. Corrosion Protection of Reinforced Steel 11. Environmental Stimuli-Responsive Nanoconcretes 12. Multifunctional Smart Nanoconcretes 13. Depolluting (Photocatalytic) Nanoconcrete 14. Current Industrial Scale Up Applications 15. Future Scope

• ISBN: 978-0-12-817854-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés