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Influence TiO2 Nanoparticles Addition on the Physico-Mechanical Performances of Micro-concrete

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The 15th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering (Inter-Eng 2021)

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Currently, worldwide, research on the production of cementitious composites with self-cleaning properties (using the photocatalytic character of TiO2) is an area of real interest. The aim of this paper was to present a synthesis of the results of experimental research on the influence of the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles on the physical-mechanical properties of cement composites based on white cement micro-concrete. Both the results of research reported to date and experimental ones have shown that the properties of concrete are positively influenced, as long as the amount of nanoparticles is not in excess. Research has indicated an increase in mechanical resistances, more pronounced in the first 7 days. The increase in tensile bending strength as a result of the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles, experimentally recorded, is a maximum of 7% for testing at 7 days of age and a maximum of 4.5% for testing at 28 days of age, respectively. The increase in compressive strength due to the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles, experimentally recorded, is a maximum of 3.6% for the 7-days tests and a maximum of 2% for the 28-days tests, respectively. In the case of an excess of TiO2 nanoparticles, or their insufficiency, the effect on the properties of the micro-concrete is the opposite.

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This paper was financially supported by the Project “Entrepreneurial competences and excellence research in doctoral and postdoctoral programs - ANTREDOC”, project co-funded by the European Social Fund financing agreement no. 56437/24.07.2019

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    Elvira Grebenișan, Andreea Hegyi, Adrian-Victor Lăzărescu, Henriette Szilagyi & Carmen Florean

  2. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Elvira Grebenișan & Adrian-Victor Lăzărescu

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Grebenișan, E., Hegyi, A., Lăzărescu, AV., Szilagyi, H., Florean, C. (2022). Influence TiO2 Nanoparticles Addition on the Physico-Mechanical Performances of Micro-concrete. In: Moldovan, L., Gligor, A. (eds) The 15th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering. Inter-Eng 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 386. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93817-8_17

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