Abstract

Nanocarbon materials (NCMs) can improve and modify the mechanical properties of cementitious materials due to their excellent properties which emanate from their carbon-carbon chemical bonding. In this study, cementitious nanocomposites containing carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide were produced. A combination of ultrasonic processing and Styrene-Butadiene Rubber addition was used to produce uniform dispersion of the NCMs into the cement matrix. The mechanical performance of the nanocomposites was evaluated from micro- to nanoscale using a variety of state-of-art mechanical tests, while Scanning Electron Microscopy was used for the structural characterization.

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