Nanotechnology in Construction Material

Nanotechnology is the use of very small pieces of material by themselves or their

manipulation to create new large scale materials. At the Nano-scalematerial properties
are altered from that of larger scales. The Nano-scale is the size range from
approximately 1nm to 100nm.

Nanotechnology is the understanding, control, and restructuring of matter on the order

of nanometers (i.e., less than 100 nm) to create materials with fundamentally new
properties and functions.

The construction industry has much to gain from nanotechnology. Solutions in the
offing range from materials with better insulating properties, to solar cells that power
your house more economically, and siding that is protected from the effects of
weather.

Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas that encompass a number of
disciplines including civil engineering and construction materials. Traditionally, nanotechnology
has been concerned with developments in the fields of microelectronics, medicine and
materials sciences. However, the potential for application of many of the developments in the
nanotechnology field in the area of construction engineering is growing. Nanotechnology
covers the design, construction and utilization of functional structures with at least one
characteristic dimension measured in nanometers . The field of nanotechnology has developed
in major leaps during the past 10 years. These developments were mainly driven by factors
such as dedicated initiatives in the field