Abstract
Ongoing rapid development in many places worldwide raises concerns about negative CO2 emissions. An effort was made by building industries to reduce CO2 emissions by producing less clinker-based modified cement. In the construction industry, this type of cement provides adequate strength and durability. Various nanoparticles embedded in cement, on the other hand, have sparked huge interest in civil engineering as a means of achieving sustainability goals. Additionally, important yet hidden effects of various nanomaterials whether it be strength, durability, and workability of the suggested enhanced concretes/mortar were investigated. Even at very low concentrations (less than 0.08% by weight of cement), most carbon-based nanoreinforcers exhibit considerable improvements in flexural and compressive strength (up to 100%) and durability (up to 80% greater acid resistance). A denser cement matrix is the result of chemical, rather than physical, interactions between nanomaterials and C-S-H paste (C-S-H). This chapter presents a detailed overview of many widely utilized carbon nanomaterials used in cementitious composites. It discusses the common weight percentages employed in mixes by numerous researchers in the field and evaluates the mechanical characteristics of these nanomaterials when applied.
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Abbreviations
- AFM:
-
Atomic force microscopy
- Aft:
-
Ettringite
- Bwoc:
-
By weight of cement
- CDs:
-
Carbon dots
- CH:
-
Calcium hydroxide
- CHM:
-
Cement hybrid material
- CNCs:
-
Cementitious nanocomposites
- CNDs:
-
Carbon nanodiamonds
- CNFs:
-
Carbon nanofibers
- CNHs:
-
Carbon nanohorns
- CNMs:
-
Carbon-based nanomaterials
- CNTs:
-
Carbon nanotubes
- C-S-H:
-
Calcium-silicate-hydrate
- CVD:
-
Chemical vapor deposition
- FCNCs:
-
Fly ash blended cementitious nanocomposites
- FCNT-FCMs:
-
Functionalized carbon nanotubes-fly ash blended cement mortars
- FT-IR:
-
Fourier transform infrared
- GNPs:
-
Graphite nanoplatelets
- GO:
-
Graphene oxide
- GO-FCMs:
-
Graphene oxide-fly ash blended cement mortars
- GON:
-
Graphene oxide nanoplatelets
- GONPs:
-
Graphene oxide nanoplatelets
- MLG:
-
Multilayer graphene
- MWCNTs:
-
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
- OPC:
-
Ordinary Portland cement
- rGO:
-
Reduced graphene oxide
- SEM:
-
Scanning electron microscopy
- SWCNTs:
-
Single-walled carbon nanotubes
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Bhatrola, K., Maurya, S.K., Budhalakoti, B., Kothiyal, N.C. (2023). An Investigation on Mechanical Characteristics of Carbon Nanomaterials Used in Cementitious Composites. In: Shanker, U., Hussain, C.M., Rani, M. (eds) Handbook of Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16101-8_93
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