Enhanced Detection Systems of Filling Rates Using Carbon Nanotube Cement Grout

Heeyoung Lee; Seonghoon Park; Sanggyu Park; Wonseok Chung

doi:10.3390/nano10010010

Enhanced Detection Systems of Filling Rates Using Carbon Nanotube Cement Grout

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2019 Dec 18;10(1):10. doi: 10.3390/nano10010010.

Authors

Heeyoung Lee¹, Seonghoon Park², Sanggyu Park², Wonseok Chung²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Civil Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
² Department of Civil Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea.

Abstract

The addition of small amounts of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to cement-based materials modifies their thermal and electrical characteristics. This study investigated the void detection and filling rates of cement grout with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). MWCNT grouts of 40 mm × 40 mm × 160 mm were fabricated. Specimens were tested by thermal imaging, electrical resistance analyses, and magnetic field tests. The experimental parameters were the concentration of MWCNT and the grout filling rate. The filling rate was investigated by measuring resistance and magnetic field changes with respect to cross-sectional area, taking the voids into consideration. The results of the thermal image tests indicate that 1.0 wt% MWCNT cement grout is optimal for void detection.

Keywords: carbon nanotube; electrical resistance; field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM); grout; thermal imaging analysis; void detection.

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