Use of Carbon Nano-Fibers in Cementitious Mortar

Cementitious materials, especially those with higher compressive strengths, provide relatively low toughness, tensile strength and strain capacity, and are susceptible to cracking under load and restrained shrinkage effects. These drawbacks were overcome through development of multi-scale reinforcem...

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Published inIndonesian journal of science and technology Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 134
Main Authors Awan, Muhammad Maqbool Sadiq, Soroushian, Parviz, Ali, Arshad, Awan, Muhammad Yousaf Saqid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2017
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Summary:Cementitious materials, especially those with higher compressive strengths, provide relatively low toughness, tensile strength and strain capacity, and are susceptible to cracking under load and restrained shrinkage effects. These drawbacks were overcome through development of multi-scale reinforcement systems comprising carbon nanofibers and microfibers for high-strength cementitious mortars. Multi-scale reinforcement of the high-performance mortar produced significant gains in the flexural strength and toughness, and abrasion and impact resistance. Microstructural investigations were also conducted in order to provide insight into the structure and failure mechanisms of high-performance cementitious mortars with multi-scale reinforcement.
ISSN:2528-1410
2527-8045
DOI:10.17509/ijost.v2i2.8001