Effect of Carbon Nanotube Size on Compressive Strengths of Nanotube Reinforced Cementitious Composites

Author:

Manzur Tanvir1ORCID,Yazdani Nur2ORCID,Emon Md. Abul Bashar1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of CE, BUET, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

2. Department of CE, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA

Abstract

Application of nanoscale science to construction material has already begun. In recent times, various nanofibers have raised the interest of researchers due to their exceptional mechanical properties and high potential to be used as reinforcement within cement matrix. Carbon nanotube (CNT) is one of the most important areas of research in the field of nanotechnology. The size and exceptional mechanical properties of CNT show their high potential to be used to produce high performance next generation cementitious composites. In this study, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of size of CNTs on compressive strengths of CNT reinforced cement composites. Seven different sizes of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) were used to produce MWNT-cement composites. A trend was observed regarding the effect of nanotube size on compressive strength of composites in most cases. MWNT with outside diameter (OD) of 20 nm or less exhibited relatively better performance. Smaller MWNT can be distributed at much finer scale and consequently filling the nanopore space within the cement matrix more efficiently. This in turn resulted in stronger composites.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

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