carbon nanotubecement composite early results and potential applications.pdf

Contact us / Contactez nous: nparc.cisti@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca. http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/jsp/nparc_cp.jsp?lang=fr L’accès à ce site Web et l’utilisation de son contenu sont assujettis aux conditions présentées dans le site LISEZ CES CONDITIONS ATTENTIVEMENT AVANT D’UTILISER CE SITE WEB. READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. NRC Publications Record / Notice dArchives des publications de CNRC: http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?lang=en http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?lang=fr Access and use of this website and the material on it are subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth at http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/jsp/nparc_cp.jsp?lang=en NRC Publications Archive Archives des publications du CNRC Carbon nanotube/cement composites - early results and potential applications Makar, J. M.; Margeson, J. C.; Luh, J. Carbon nanotube/cement composites – early results and potential applications Makar, J.; Margeson, J.; Luh, J. NRCC-47643 A version of this document is published in / Une version de ce document se trouve dans: 3rd International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications, Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 22-24, 2005, pp. 1-10 http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ircpubs Carbon Nanotube/Cement Composites – Early Results and Potential Applications Jon Makar, Jim Margeson and Jeanne Luh* National Research Council Canada, Canada *Now at: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Abstract Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have unique mechanical properties that make them close to ideal reinforcing materials. Single walled CNT have a modulus of elasticity of approximately 1 TPa, yield strengths measured at between 20 and 60 GPa, and measured elastic strains at yield that are greater than 10%. In addition, CNT typically have aspect ratios of 1000 or