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Advanced cement based nanocomposites reinforced with MWCNTs and CNFs

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Cementitious materials reinforced with well dispersed multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) at the nanoscale were fabricated and tested. The MWCNTs and CNFs were dispersed by the application of ultrasonic energy and the use of a superplasticizer. Mechanical and fracture properties including flexural strength, Young’s modulus, flexural and fracture toughness were measured and compared with similarly processed reference cement based mixes without the nano-reinforcement. The MWCNTs and CNFs reinforced mortars exhibited superior properties demonstrated by a significant improvement in flexural strength (106%), Young’s modulus (95%), flexural toughness (105%), effective crack length (30%) and fracture toughness (120%).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, GR 671 00, Xanthi, Greece

    Emmanuel E. Gdoutos, Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos & Panagiotis A. Danoglidis

  2. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Surendra P. Shah

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Gdoutos, E.E., Konsta-Gdoutos, M.S., Danoglidis, P.A. et al. Advanced cement based nanocomposites reinforced with MWCNTs and CNFs. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 10, 142–149 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-016-0342-1

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