2. Contents
๏ง Introduction
๏ง Need of Nano material usage in concrete
๏ง Types of Nano material used
๏ง Nano silica
๏ง Nano tubes
๏ง Tio2
๏ง Applications
๏ง Advantages & disadvantages
๏ง Laboratory results
3. Introduction
๏ง Nano= 10-9 m about one billionth of a meter
๏ง A strand of DNA is 2 nm wide
๏ง A human hair is about 100,000 nm
๏ง A sheet of paper is 100,000 nm
What is Nano concrete ?
Concrete made with Portland cement particle sizes that are less than 500 nm as cementing
agent
๏ง When matter is controlled at the Nano scale, the
following fundamental properties can change
๏ง mechanical
๏ง thermal
๏ง electrical
๏ง magnetic
๏ง chemical reactivity
4. Need/ Demand
๏ง Concrete most widely used material
๏ง Need for Desired properties such as
๏ง mechanical properties
๏ง Durability
๏ง Strength
๏ง Seepage
๏ง Minimizing Cost
๏ง Environmental concern and green building concept
5. Types of Nano material Used in
concrete
๏ง Most known and research material used so far
๏ง Nano Silica
๏ง Carbon Nano tubes
๏ง Titanium oxide Ti02
6. Nano silica
Properties
1- Increase strength
2- Flexibility
3- workability
4- Durability
5- increases Viscosity of fluid phase
6-Reacts with calcium hydroxide = CSH all mechanical properties are
controlled by CSH which is Nano-structured material
7-hydration process
7. Carbon Nano-Tubes
Carbon Nano tubes can of two forms to be used in concrete
a) Single walled carbon Nano tubes (SWCNT)
b) Multi walled Carbon Nano tubes (MWCNT)
CNTโs display theoretical strength which is 100 times more than that of steel
while just only one sixth of the specific weight of steel
1) High stiffness CSH
2) Reduces porosity of the CSH phase resulting in crease in Youngโs modulus
3) Flexural strength
4) Increase in compressive Strength and durability
5) Autogenous shrikage
8. Titanium oxide
๏ง Doesnโt participate in the reaction
๏ง Increases the hydration
๏ง Improves compressive strength
๏ง Flexural strength
๏ง Enhance the abrasion resistance
๏ง Self cleansing
9. Case study
Twenty-six batches of concrete with various
amounts and types of SCMs, as described in Table
, were prepared in the laboratory, and specimens
were cast for tests.
SCM Designation Avg. particle
size
Material form Replacement
%
Class F fly ash FA ~25 ฮผm Powder 21
Slag S <45 Powder 40
Silica fumes SF 0.15 Densified
powder
7
Nano silica NS 22 Slurry with
water
3
NC vermiculite NC1 45 Clay dispersed
in water
3
10. ๏งSpecimens were tested for compressive
strength and permeability.
๏งThe microstructure of selected concretes with
improved compressive strength and
permeability were analyzed using an atomic
force microscope and nanoindentation to
determine the reason for the improvements.
Control Concrete Silica Fume Concrete Nano
silica Concrete
11. Results
๏งThe nanoindentation and roughness results
indicated that The NS concrete had the
overall lowest roughness values, and the SF
concrete the overall highest roughness
values. Lower roughness values correspond
to a more uniform cement paste.
12. (a) (b
)
(c)
Control Concrete Silica Fume Concrete Nanosilica Concrete
๏ง According to the AFM images, the NS concrete has the most
uniform microstructure, followed by the regular concrete,
and the SF concrete has the least uniform microstructure.
13. Advantages
โข Low maintenance
โข Reduces the thermal transfer rate
โข Increasing the sound absorption of
acoustic absorber
โข Increasing the reflectivity of glass
โข improve segregation resistance
โข fix micro cracking
โข corrosion-resistance
โข Low life-cycle cost
14. Disadvantages
๏ง Require a lot of energy
๏ง Price
๏ง nanotubes might cause a lung problem
๏ง The research is in itยดs early stage yet
15. Applications
๏ง Bridges
๏ง pipe joining materials and techniques
๏ง Lighter and stronger structural composites
๏ง Reservoirs
๏ง Waste water management
๏ง Roads
๏ง Nano-sensors