By

MANTEGOWDA L
01JST17CV414

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 Content
 INTRODUCTION
 WHY NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR CONCRETE?
 WHAT IS NANO CONCRETE?
 NANO MATERIALS
 NANO SILICA
 BENEFITS OF NANO CONCRETE
 CONCLUSION
 SCOPE
 REFERENCES

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 INTRODUCTION
• Nanotechnology is one of the most active
research areas which has wide applications in
almost all the fields.
• As concrete is most usable material in
construction industry it’s been required to
improve its quality.
• Improving concrete properties by addition of
nano particles have shown significant
improvement than conventional concrete.

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Why nanotechnology for concrete?
 Improves the materials’ bulk properties.
 To obtain thinner final products and faster
setting time.
 Cost effectiveness.
 Lowered levels of environmental
contamination.

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 What is nano concrete?
 A concrete made with portland cement
particles that are less than 500nm as a
cementing agent.
 Currently cement particle sizes range from a
few nano-meters to a maximum of about100
micro meters.

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 NANO MATERIALS
 Carbon Nanotubes.
 Nano-silica.
 Polycarboxylates.

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 CARBON NANO TUBES
 Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale tubes of
graphitic carbon with outstanding properties.
 They can be several millimetres in length and
can have one “layer” or wall (single walled
nanotube) or more than one wall (multi walled
nanotube).

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SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANO TUBES

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MULTI WALLED CARBON NANO TUBES

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 PROPERTIES
 CNT are also highly flexible.
 Mechanically, CNT appear to be the strongest
material.
 The smaller diameters.
 Stiffest and strongest fibers.

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 NANO SILICA
 Is the first nano product that replaced the
micro silica.
 Advancement made by the study of concrete at
nano scale have proved nano silica much better
than silica used in conventional concrete.

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 PROPERTIES
 High compressive strengths concretes ( 15 MPa
and 75 MPa at 1 day; 40 MPa and 90 MPa at 28 days and 48 MPa
and 120 MPa at 120 days.)
 High workability with reduced water/cement
ratio.
 Use of super plasticizing additives is
unnecessary.
 Fills up all the micro pores and micro spaces.
 Cement saving upto 35-45%.

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 POLYCARBOXYLATES
 Polycarboxylates or polymer based concrete
admixtures are High Range Water Reducing
admixture (HRWR).
 Higher dosage-produce Self Compacting
Concrete (SCC).
 This admixture type is very suitable for
underwater anti-washout concrete.

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POLYCARBOXYLATES

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 RESULTS
 Resistance to compression - 40 to 90MPa in 1
day.Resistance to compression from 70 a 100
MPa (or more) in 28 days.
 Produces high resistance even with low
addition (1 to 1.5 % of the cements weight) and
gives self compacting characteristics with
higher proportions (2.5 %).

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 Meets the norms of environmental protection.

 70% less use of additives as traditional silica,

super plasticizers or traditional fibres.

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 BENEFITS OF NANO CONCRETE

 Cessation of contamination caused by micro

silica solid particles.
 Lower cost per building site.
 Concrete with high initial and final
compressive and tensile strengths.
 Concrete with good workability.
 Cessation of super plasticizing utilization.
 Cessation of silicosis risk.

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 CASE STUDY
 The jubilee Church in Rome
 Constructed by Richard Meirs & Partners
 Nano concrete was used to construct walls that maintain
its aesthetic characteristics over time while achieving self
cleaning effect.
 CNTs to improve resistance to corrosion, fatigue, wear
and tear and abrasion.
 Carbon nanotubes can improve concrete’s mechanical
durability and prevent after curing cracks .

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jubilee Church in Rome

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Arlanda Airport Control Tower Phaeno Science Centre Germany

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 CONCLUSION
 Well dispersed nano particles increase the
viscosity of the liquid phase, improves the
segregation resistance and workability of the
system.
 Accelerates the hydration.
 Better bond between aggregates and cement
paste.
 Improves the toughness,shear,tensile strength
and flexural strength of concrete.

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Thanks

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