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Nanotechnology in Civil Infrastructure

A Paradigm Shift

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan

    1. Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University , Ames, USA

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  2. Bjorn Birgisson

    1. Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, (KTH), Kungl Tekniska Högskolan , Stockholm, Sweden

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  3. Peter Taylor

    1. National Center for Concrete Pavement Technology (CP Tech Center), Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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  4. Nii O. Attoh-Okine

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

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  • State-of-the-art and potential developments in the application of Nanotechnology and Micromechanics to engineered civil infrastructure systems

  • Presents insight into the behavior of component materials and their interactions at the molecular or nano-level so as to manipulate them to effect macro-level changes in civil infrastructures

  • Written by leading experts in the field

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Multifunctional and Smart Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Cement-Based Materials

    • Baoguo Han, Xun Yu, Jinping Ou
    Pages 1-47

  3. Applications of Nanotechnology in Road Pavement Engineering

    • Wynand JvdM Steyn
    Pages 49-83

  4. Application of Nanoscience Modeling to Understand the Atomic Structure of C-S-H

    • R. Panneer Selvam, Kevin D. Hall, Vikramraja Janakiram Subramani, Shanique J. Murray
    Pages 85-102

  5. The Effect of SWCNT and Other Nanomaterials on Cement Hydration and Reinforcement

    • Jon Makar
    Pages 103-130

  6. Nanomaterials-Enabled Multifunctional Concrete and Structures

    • Hui Li, Jinping Ou, Huigang Xiao, Xinchun Guan, Baoguo Han
    Pages 131-173

  7. Nano-optimized Construction Materials by Nano-seeding and Crystallization Control

    • Michael Kutschera, Luc Nicoleau, Michael Bräu
    Pages 175-205

  8. Next-Generation Nano-based Concrete Construction Products: A Review

    • Anal K. Mukhopadhyay
    Pages 207-223

  9. Optimization of Clay Addition for the Enhancement of Pozzolanic Reaction in Nano-modified Cement Paste

    • Bjorn Birgisson, Mahir Dham
    Pages 225-236

  10. Characterization of Asphalt Materials for Moisture Damage Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation

    • Rafiqul A. Tarefder, Arif Zaman
    Pages 237-256

  11. Nanoclay-Modified Asphalt Binder Systems

    • Julian Mills-Beale, Zhanping You
    Pages 257-270

  12. Back Matter

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Nanotechnology in Civil Infrastructure is a state-of-the art reference source describing the latest developments in nano-engineering and nano-modification of construction materials to improve the bulk properties, development of sustainable, intelligent, and smart concrete materials through the integration of nanotechnology based self-sensing and self-powered materials and cyber infrastructure technologies, review of nanotechnology applications in pavement engineering, development of novel, cost-effective, high-performance and long-lasting concrete products and processes through nanotechnology-based innovative processing of cement and cement paste, and advanced nanoscience modeling, visualization, and measurement systems for characterizing and testing civil infrastructure materials at the nano-scale. Researchers, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students engaged in nanotechnology related research will find this book very useful. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University , Ames, USA

    Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan

  • Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, (KTH), Kungl Tekniska Högskolan , Stockholm, Sweden

    Bjorn Birgisson

  • National Center for Concrete Pavement Technology (CP Tech Center), Iowa State University, Ames, USA

    Peter Taylor

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

    Nii O. Attoh-Okine

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