Carbon materials engineered electrically conductive cement concrete (ECCC) is typically
prepared by directly adding carbon-based conductive filler into the cement matrix and then …

The construction industry is currently facing the great challenge of applying sustainable
materials with suitable mechanical properties and durability performance. Among the …

Self-sensing cementitious composites (SSCCs) with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have
attracted extensive attention because of their excellent mechanical and durability properties …

Recently, we proposed a new strategy to develop a three-dimensional conductive network
within a cement mortar by coating sand with graphene. In such a design, the interfacial …

Highly conductive concrete/mortar has been long pursued to realize structural health
monitoring in the development of smart-cement-based facilities. However, it remains …

Traditionally, conductive fillers are mixed directly with cement matrix before binding with
aggregates to develop piezoresistive cement-based sensors. This results in the most …

Nanoscale impact can bring big changes in micro-meso-macroscale behaviors of the
composites. The addition of nano fillers makes cementitious materials stronger, more …

Conductive carbon nanomaterials have been extensively developed for smart cementitious
composites to gain multifunctionalities (eg self-sensing, self-healing, self-heating, and …

Multi-layer graphenes with two-dimensional structure are added into cementitious
composites to develop multifunctional/smart materials. The effects of graphene content on …

One-dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotube (CNT) or carbon
nanofiber (CNF) have been regarded as ideal candidates to form nanocomposites for the …