Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials: Properties, Modelling and Applications explores the fundamental concepts and applications of smart nanoconcretes with self-healing, self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial, piezoelectrical, heating and conducting properties and how they are used in modern high-rise buildings, hydraulic engineering, highways, tunnels and bridges. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and civil engineers who are looking to enhance the properties of smart nanomaterials to create stronger, more durable concrete.
1. 1. Smart nanoconcretes: an introduction - p. 3 2. 2. Properties of cement and concrete in presence of nanomaterials - p. 9 3. 3. Nano size particle packing for nanoconcretes and cement based materials: mathematical models, theory, and technology - p. 41 4. 4. Molecular modeling of nanoscale features of cement paste and their correlation to engineering mechanical behavior - p. 77 5. 5. Mathematical modeling and simulation - p. 101 6. 1. Introduction and synopsis - p. 102 7. 2. Micromechanics modelling of the mechanical properties of nano-modified composites - p. 103 8. 3. Modelling of the electromechanical properties of piezoresistive nano-modified composites - p. 116 9. 4. Electromechanical modeling of the dynamic response of nanocomposite cement-based composites - p. 139 10. 5. Summary - p. 149 11. 6. Understanding the role of hydration water and nano C-S-H colloids in concrete - p. 157 12. 7. Development of nano cement concrete by top-down and bottom-up nanotechnology concept - p. 183 13. 8. Prospect of magneto-electric active control for smart concrete structures - p. 215 14. 9. Environmental impact of sustainable green concrete - p. 241 15. 10. Nanoseeds as modifiers of the cement hydration kinetics - p. 257 16. Part Two. Applications - p. 269 17. 11. Photocatalytic nano-mortars - p. 273 18. 12. Fire performance of concrete containing nano-fibers and graphite nano-particles - p. 297 19. 13. Heat storage in concrete deck with nano- and micro-encapsulated PCM - p. 313 20. 14. Electrical impedance of carbon nanofiber aggregates - p. 333 21. 15. Use of phase change materials in nano-concrete for energy savings - p. 351 22. 16. Use of nanotechnology in concrete pavements - p. 383 23. 17. Thermochromic cement based materials - p. 403 24. 18. Multifunctional smart nanoconcretes - p. 419 25. 19. Radiation protection characteristics of nano-concretes against photon and neutron beams - p. 447 26. 20. Genetically-enriched microbe-facilitated self-healing nano-concrete - p. 461 27. 21. Smart cementitious nanocomposites for self-sensing and continuous health monitoring of structures - p. 485 28. 22. Applications of self healing nano concretes - p. 501 29. 23. Cement integrity in CO2 sequestrations sites: an effective nano based approach - p. 525 30. 24. Bio self-healing nanoconcretes - p. 547 31. 25. Production of sustainable mortar comprising waste ceramic nanoparticles - p. 559 32. 26. Enhancement routes of corrosion resistance in the steel reinforced concrete by using nanomaterials - p. 583 33. 27. Application of nano-silica in cement mortar and concrete - p. 601 34. 28. Reinforcing cementitious composites with graphene oxide for enhanced mechanical performance: Prospects and challenges - p. 619 35. 29. Macroscopic CNTs as promising reinforcements for concrete structures - p. 637 36. 30. Nano cement mortars for construction materials - p. 649 37. Index - p. 693
Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials: Properties, Modelling and Applications explores the fundamental concepts and applications of smart nanoconcretes with self-healing, self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial, piezoelectrical, heating and conducting properties and how they are used in modern high-rise buildings, hydraulic engineering, highways, tunnels and bridges. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and civil engineers who are looking to enhance the properties of smart nanomaterials to create stronger, more durable concrete.
1. 1. Smart nanoconcretes: an introduction - p. 3 2. 2. Properties of cement and concrete in presence of nanomaterials - p. 9 3. 3. Nano size particle packing for nanoconcretes and cement based materials: mathematical models, theory, and technology - p. 41 4. 4. Molecular modeling of nanoscale features of cement paste and their correlation to engineering mechanical behavior - p. 77 5. 5. Mathematical modeling and simulation - p. 101 6. 1. Introduction and synopsis - p. 102 7. 2. Micromechanics modelling of the mechanical properties of nano-modified composites - p. 103 8. 3. Modelling of the electromechanical properties of piezoresistive nano-modified composites - p. 116 9. 4. Electromechanical modeling of the dynamic response of nanocomposite cement-based composites - p. 139 10. 5. Summary - p. 149 11. 6. Understanding the role of hydration water and nano C-S-H colloids in concrete - p. 157 12. 7. Development of nano cement concrete by top-down and bottom-up nanotechnology concept - p. 183 13. 8. Prospect of magneto-electric active control for smart concrete structures - p. 215 14. 9. Environmental impact of sustainable green concrete - p. 241 15. 10. Nanoseeds as modifiers of the cement hydration kinetics - p. 257 16. Part Two. Applications - p. 269 17. 11. Photocatalytic nano-mortars - p. 273 18. 12. Fire performance of concrete containing nano-fibers and graphite nano-particles - p. 297 19. 13. Heat storage in concrete deck with nano- and micro-encapsulated PCM - p. 313 20. 14. Electrical impedance of carbon nanofiber aggregates - p. 333 21. 15. Use of phase change materials in nano-concrete for energy savings - p. 351 22. 16. Use of nanotechnology in concrete pavements - p. 383 23. 17. Thermochromic cement based materials - p. 403 24. 18. Multifunctional smart nanoconcretes - p. 419 25. 19. Radiation protection characteristics of nano-concretes against photon and neutron beams - p. 447 26. 20. Genetically-enriched microbe-facilitated self-healing nano-concrete - p. 461 27. 21. Smart cementitious nanocomposites for self-sensing and continuous health monitoring of structures - p. 485 28. 22. Applications of self healing nano concretes - p. 501 29. 23. Cement integrity in CO2 sequestrations sites: an effective nano based approach - p. 525 30. 24. Bio self-healing nanoconcretes - p. 547 31. 25. Production of sustainable mortar comprising waste ceramic nanoparticles - p. 559 32. 26. Enhancement routes of corrosion resistance in the steel reinforced concrete by using nanomaterials - p. 583 33. 27. Application of nano-silica in cement mortar and concrete - p. 601 34. 28. Reinforcing cementitious composites with graphene oxide for enhanced mechanical performance: Prospects and challenges - p. 619 35. 29. Macroscopic CNTs as promising reinforcements for concrete structures - p. 637 36. 30. Nano cement mortars for construction materials - p. 649 37. Index - p. 693
