Effect of Nano-Alumina on Pore Structure and Durability of Class F Fly Ash Self-Compacting Mortar

Mohseni, Ehsan; Tsavdaridis, Konstantinos Daniel

doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.323.333

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“…erefore, nanoparticles could be considered as an alternative choice to serve as accelerators for cementitious materials under low temperatures. Numerous studies have been conducted on the utilization of nanoparticles, including nano-SiO 2 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], nano-CaCO 3 [17,23,24], nano-Al 2 O 3 [16,20,25], nano-TiO 2 [14,16,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38], nano-Fe 2 O 3 [10,13], and nano-CuO [13,39], in cementitious materials to improve their durability and mechanical properties. Nano-SiO 2 is the most commonly used nanoparticle, while nano-TiO 2 is comparatively favorable for pavement structures in terms of aircleaning property.…”

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Effect of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Wang

Zhang

Gao

2018

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Low temperature negatively affects the engineering performance of cementitious materials and hinders the construction productivity. Previous studies have already demonstrated that TiO 2 nanoparticles can accelerate cement hydration and enhance the strength development of cementitious materials at room temperature. However, the performance of cementitious materials containing TiO 2 nanoparticles at low temperatures is still unknown. In this study, specimens were prepared through the replacement of cement with 1 wt.%, 2 wt.%, 3 wt.%, 4 wt.%, and 5 wt.% TiO 2 nanoparticles and cured under temperatures of 0°C, 5°C, 10°C, and 20°C for specific ages. Physical and mechanical properties of the specimens were evaluated through the setting time test, compressive strength test, flexural strength test, hydration degree test, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to examine the performance of cementitious materials with and without TiO 2 nanoparticles at various curing temperatures. It was found that low temperature delayed the process of cement hydration while TiO 2 nanoparticles had a positive effect on accelerating the cement hydration and reducing the setting time in terms of the results of the setting time test, hydration degree test, and strength test, and the specimen with the addition of 2 wt.% TiO 2 nanoparticles showed the superior performance. Refined pore structure in the MIP tests, more mass loss of CH in TGA, intense peak appearance associated with the hydration products in XRD analysis, and denser microstructure in SEM demonstrated that the specimen with 2 wt.% TiO 2 nanoparticles exhibited preferable physical and mechanical properties compared with that without TiO 2 nanoparticles under various curing temperatures.

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Effect of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Wang

Zhang

Gao

2018

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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“…For instance, Mohseni et al [ 8 ] studied the binary and ternary blended mortar containing nanoparticles and fly ash and their results indicated that the inclusion of nanoparticles and FA resulted in high early age strength and long-term strength of mortar. However, most of the previous studies were mainly focused on nano-SiO 2 [ 9 , 10 , 11 ], nano-TiO 2 [ 12 , 13 ] and other metal-containing nanoparticles [ 6 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. There are very limited studies on nano-copper oxides (nano-CuO) and their effects on physical and mechanical properties of mortar and concrete [ 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Effect of Nano-CuO on Engineering and Microstructure Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Mortars Incorporating Metakaolin: Experimental and Numerical Studies

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In this study, the effects of nano-CuO (NC) on engineering properties of fibre-reinforced mortars incorporating metakaolin (MK) were investigated. The effects of polypropylene fibre (PP) were also examined. A total of twenty-six mixtures were prepared. The experimental results were compared with numerical results obtained by adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and Primal Estimated sub-GrAdient Solver for SVM (Pegasos) algorithm. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was also employed to investigate the microstructure of the cement matrix. The mechanical test results showed that both compressive and flexural strengths of cement mortars decreased with the increase of MK content, however the strength values increased significantly with increasing NC content in the mixture. The water absorption of samples decreased remarkably with increasing NC particles in the mixture. When PP fibres were added, the strengths of cement mortars were further enhanced accompanied with lower water absorption values. The addition of 2 wt % and 3 wt % nanoparticles in cement mortar led to a positive contribution to strength and resistance to water absorption. Mixture of PP-MK10NC3 indicated the best results for both compressive and flexural strengths at 28 and 90 days. SEM images illustrated that the morphology of cement matrix became more porous with increasing MK content, but the porosity reduced with the inclusion of NC. In addition, it is evident from the SEM images that more cement hydration products adhered onto the surface of fibres, which would improve the fibre–matrix interface. The numerical results obtained by ANFIS and Pegasos were close to the experimental results. The value of R2 obtained for each data set (validate, test and train) was higher than 0.90 and the values of mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and the relative root mean squared error (PRMSE) were near zero. The ANFIS and Pegasos models can be used to predict the mechanical properties and water absorptions of fibre-reinforced mortars with MK and NC.

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“…During the four years of the first mission, the ship scanned 150,000 stars, searching for the small falls in light caused by planets that pass in front of them. In 2014, Kepler switched to the second mission called K2, where he still hunts planets but also makes a variety of observations (Wang and Yagi, 2016;Obaiys et al, 2016;Ahmed et al, 2016;Jauhari et al, 2016;Syahrullah and Sinaga, 2016;Shanmugam, 2016;Jaber and Bicker, 2016;Moubarek and Gharsallah, 2016;Amani, 2016;Shruti, 2016;Pérez-de León et al, 2016;Mohseni and Tsavdaridis, 2016;Abu-Lebdeh et al, 2016;Serebrennikov et al, 2016;Budak et al, 2016;Augustine et al, 2016;Jarahi and Seifilaleh, 2016;Nabilou, 2016;You et al, 2016;Zurfi and Zhang, 2016;Rama et al, 2016;Sallami et al, 2016;Huang et al, 2016;Ali et al, 2016;Kamble and Kumar, 2016;Saikia and Karak, 2016;Zeferino et al, 2016;Pravettoni et al, 2016;Bedon and Amadio, 2016;Chen and Xu, 2016;Mavukkandy et al, 2016;Yeargin et al, 2016;Madani and Dababneh, 2016;Alhasanat et al, 2016;Elliott et al, 2016;Suarez et al, 2016;Kuli et al, 2016;…”

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The TESS Satellite will Search for Planets in the Vicinity of our Solar System

Petrescu¹

2019

Journal of Aircraft and Spacecraft Technology

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The US Space Agency has launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the TESS satellite, which will search for planets near our solar system and study them in detail. "TESS will significantly increase the number of planets studied," said George Ricker of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, before launching. "It will double the number of planets we've seen and detected with the Kepler telescope," he added. The Kepler Space Observatory has discovered 2,650, about 70% of the total worlds outside the solar system that is known to mankind. TESS was launched with a Falcon 9 rocket, which returned to Earth after sending the satellite to the Earth's orbit. The telescope used by NASA to "hunt" the planets led to the discovery of two heavenly bodies that seem to be ideal places for life. The two planets have the ideal dimensions and are at the right distance from their star. William Borucki, the Kepler telescope scientist, has announced that these two planets are the best candidates identified so far in the race to discover planets that host life. The findings were published in the journal Science. Experts announce that these two planets are an important milestone in the race for identifying extraterrestrial life. In the past, when astronomers identified exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) they did not meet all the criteria necessary to accommodate life forms. Many planets are not in the habitable area-at a distance from their star so they are not too hot or too cold, but ideal for the existence of liquid water. Until now, all the planets identified inhabitable areas were too large. Most likely, these planets were huge gas balls, like Neptune, not suitable for life. Instead, the Earth-sized planets discovered so far have been at a distance unsuitable for their stars. The two planets now identified by the researchers, Kepler-62-e and Kepler-62-f, meets all the necessary conditions for hosting life. The two planets are twin-they orbit the same star and are next to each other, less than Earth and Mars. Planets are a bit wider than Terra, but they are not too big. Kepler-62-e is a warm Hawaiian planet and Kepler-62-f is cool like Alaska, Borucki explained. Researcher David Charbonneau of Harvard University, co-author of this study, says, "It's the first planet I really think of," he said, "but Kepler-62-f may be able to host life forms." The researcher added that "we have overcome an important barrier. So, why not have life forms?" The planets are 1,200 light-years away from Terra. The star that it orbits dates back 7 billion years ago, being 2.5 billion years older than our Sun.

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Effect of Nano-Alumina on Pore Structure and Durability of Class F Fly Ash Self-Compacting Mortar

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Effect of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Effect of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Effect of Nano-CuO on Engineering and Microstructure Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Mortars Incorporating Metakaolin: Experimental and Numerical Studies

The TESS Satellite will Search for Planets in the Vicinity of our Solar System

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Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures

Effect of Nano-CuO on Engineering and Microstructure Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Mortars Incorporating Metakaolin: Experimental and Numerical Studies

The TESS Satellite will Search for Planets in the Vicinity of our Solar System

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