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Carbon Nanotubes and Resistance to Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Laboratory of Water Technical Sciences, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
Laboratory of Applied Energetics and Mechanics (LAEM), EPAC, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Laboratory of Applied Energetics and Mechanics (LAEM), EPAC, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
- 1 Laboratory of Water Technical Sciences, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
- 2 Laboratory of Applied Energetics and Mechanics (LAEM), EPAC, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
- 3 Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- 4 Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- 5 Laboratory of Applied Energetics and Mechanics (LAEM), EPAC, UAC, Cotonou, Benin
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 12 (2021)·Pages 239–254·Published 7 May 2021·DOI10.4236/msa.2021.125016
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Abstract
The research of materials with good properties is one of the important concerns of scientists groups, and more again in region where materials are subjected to freeze and thaw cycles. In the case of this paper, it has been a matter of evaluating of the effect of carbon nanotubes on concrete resistance to freeze and thaw cycles. Thus, it has been manufactured concretes with different rates of addition (0%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1% bwc) of cement by carbon nanotubes. The durability factor, determined for C30 specimens at 28 days, shows that C005 provides a better resistance to freezing-thawing cycles with a 54.96 as index.
KeywordsSilicatesFlexural StrengthCompressive StrengthCementCarbon NanotubesFreeze-Thaw Cycles
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