Nanotechnology in Construction 3: Proceedings of the NICOM3

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages -
Potential Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Nanomaterials Used in the Construction Industry....Pages 1-14
Nanotechnology in Construction: A Roadmap for Development....Pages 15-26
The Colloid/Nanogranular Nature of Cement Paste and Properties....Pages 27-36
Nanotechnology and Cementitious Materials....Pages 37-42
Probing Nano-structure of C-S-H by Micro-mechanics Based Indentation Techniques....Pages 43-53
Nanomechanical Explorations of Cementitious Materials: Recent Results and Future Perspectives....Pages 55-61
Developments in Metrology in Support of Nanotechnology....Pages 63-69
Concrete Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Definitions and Applications....Pages 71-80
Continuum Microviscoelasticity Model for Cementitious Materials: Upscaling Technique and First Experimental Validation....Pages 81-88
Production, Properties and End-Uses of Nanofibres....Pages 89-93
The Fractal Ratio as a Metric of Nanostructure Development in Hydrating Cement Paste....Pages 95-99
A Review of the Analysis of Cement Hydration Kinetics via 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance....Pages 101-106
Analysing and Manipulating the Nanostructure of Geopolymers....Pages 107-112
Nanotechnology Applications for Sustainable Cement-Based Products....Pages 113-118
Nanoscale Modification of Cementitious Materials....Pages 119-124
Progress in Nanoscale Studies of Hydrogen Reactions in Construction Materials....Pages 125-130
Engineering of SiO2 Nanoparticles for Optimal Performance in Nano Cement-Based Materials....Pages 131-138
Improving the Performance of Heat Insulation Polyurethane Foams by Silica Nanoparticles....Pages 139-148
Eco-innovation Strategies in the Construction Sector: Impacts on Nanotech Innovation in the Window Chain....Pages 149-154
Interpretation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Heavy Duty Epoxy Based Floor Coating Doped by Nanosilica....Pages 155-161
Nanoindentation Study of Na-Geopolymers Exposed to High Temperatures....Pages 163-167
Nanoscale Agent Based Modelling for Nanostructure Development of Cement....Pages 169-174
CHH Cement Composite....Pages 175-180
Modeling of Nanoindentation by a Visco-elastic Porous Model with Application to Cement Paste....Pages 181-185
Multi-scale Study of Calcium Leaching in Cement Pastes with Silica Nanoparticles....Pages 187-192
Nanotechnologies for Climate Friendly Construction – Key Issues and Challenges....Pages 193-198
The Potential Benefits of Nanotechnology for Innovative Solutions in the Construction Sector....Pages 199-207
Use of Nano-SiO2 to Improve Microstructure and Compressive Strength of Recycled Aggregate Concretes....Pages 209-214
The Effect of Various Process Conditions on the Photocatalytic Degradation of NO....Pages 215-221
Molecular Dynamics Approach for the Effect of Metal Coating on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube....Pages 223-229
Polymer Nanocomposites for Infrastructure Rehabilitation....Pages 231-240
Nanotechnology Divides: Development Indicators and Thai Construction Industry....Pages 241-250
Improvement of Cementitious Binders by Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 251-259
Effect of Nano-sized Titanium Dioxide on Early Age Hydration of Portland Cement....Pages 261-266
Nano-modification of Building Materials for Sustainable Construction....Pages 267-273
Study of P-h Curves on Nanomechanical Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar....Pages 275-280
Evolution of Phases and Micro Structure in Hydrothermally Cured Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)....Pages 281-286
Interparticle Forces and Rheology of Cement Based Suspensions....Pages 287-293
Nanocomposite Sensing Skins for Distributed Structural Sensing....Pages 295-301
Utilization of Photoactive Kaolinite/TiO2 Composite in Cement-Based Building Materials....Pages 303-308
Nanomechanical Properties of Interfacial Transition Zone in Concrete....Pages 309-314
Mitigation of Leachates in Blast Furnace Slag Aggregates by Application of Nanoporous Thin Films....Pages 315-320
Possible Impacts of Nanoparticles on Children of Thai Construction Industry....Pages 321-327
Characterization of Alkali-Activated Fly-Ash by Nanoindentation....Pages 329-336
Multi-scale Performance and Durability of Carbon Nanofiber/Cement Composites....Pages 337-343
Nano-structured Materials in New and Existing Buildings: To Improved Performance and Saving of Energy....Pages 345-350
Stability of Compressed Carbon Nanotubes Using Shell Models....Pages 351-356
Bending Instabilities of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 357-363
Effect of Surface Roughness on the Steel Fibre Bonding in Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)....Pages 365-370
Geotechnical Properties of Soil-Ball Milled Soil Mixtures....Pages 371-376
Mortar and Concrete Reinforced with Nanomaterials....Pages 377-382
Experimental Study and Modeling of the Photocatalytic Oxidation of No in Indoor Conditions....Pages 383-388
Spray Deposition of Au/TiO2 Composite Thin Films Using Preformed Nanoparticles....Pages 389-394
Nanoindentation Study of Resin Impregnated Sandstone and Early-Age Cement Paste Specimens....Pages 395-401
Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Applied to Concrete Pavement for Air Remediation....Pages 403-408
Synthesis of α-Al2O3 Nanopowder by Microwave Heating of Boehmite Gel....Pages 409-414
Effects of Sabalan Tuff as a Natural Pozzolan on Properties of Plastic Concrete....Pages 415-418
Synergistic Action of a Ternary System of Portland Cement – Limestone – Silica Fume in Concrete....Pages 419-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-434
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