Nanotechnology in Civil Infrastructure

Nanotechnology's rapid evolution is facilitating ever more previously unexplored areas of application. This book focuses on the latest advances in the development and characterization of nanotechnology-based civil engineering materials, structures and systems.

Nanotechnology in Civil Infrastructure is a state-of-the art reference source describing the latest developments in nano-engineering and nano-modification of construction materials to improve the bulk properties, development of sustainable, intelligent, and smart concrete materials through the integration of nanotechnology based self-sensing and self-powered materials and cyber infrastructure technologies, review of nanotechnology applications in pavement engineering, development of novel, cost-effective, high-performance and long-lasting concrete products and processes through nanotechnology-based innovative processing of cement and cement paste, and advanced nanoscience modeling, visualization, and measurement systems for characterizing and testing civil infrastructure materials at the nano-scale. Researchers, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students engaged in nanotechnology related research will find this book very useful.

State-of-the-art and potential developments in the application of Nanotechnology and Micromechanics to engineered civil infrastructure systems Presents insight into the behavior of component materials and their interactions at the molecular or nano-level so as to manipulate them to effect macro-level changes in civil infrastructures Written by leading experts in the field

Autorentext
Peter Taylor gilt international als Projektmanagement-Experte. Er ist Leiter der Projektmanagementzentrale von Siemens und gefragter Vortragsredner. In den letzten 20 Jahren leitete er mehr als 50 Projekte, von abteilungsspezifischen IT-Lösungen bis hin zu globalen Projekten mit Millionenbudgets. Er ist in verschiedenen Projektmanagementmethoden zertifiziert und eröffnete u.a. den PM-Summit 2010 in München.

Inhalt
Multifunctional and Smart Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Cement-based Materials.-Applications of Nanotechnology in Road Pavement Engineering.- Application of Nanoscience Modeling to Understand the Atomic Structure of C-S-H.- The Effect of SWCNT and Other Nanomaterials on Cement Hydration and Reinforcement .- Nanomaterials-enabled Multifunctional Concrete and Structures .- Nano-Optimized Construction Materials by Nano-Seeding and Crystallization Control .- Next-Generation Nano-based Concrete Construction Products: A Review.- Optimization of Clay Addition for the Enhancement of Pozzolanic Reaction in Nano-modified Cement Paste.- Characterization of Asphalt Materials for Moisture Damage Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation .- Nanoclay-modified Asphalt Binder Systems Optimization of Clay Addition for the Enhancement of Pozzolanic Reaction in Nano-modified Cement Paste.- Characterization of Asphalt Materials for Moisture Damage Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation .- Nanoclay-modified Asphalt Binder Systems