Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 305, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124794
Keywords
Cement; Composite; Carbon nanofibers; Conductive; Bulk resistivity; Carbonation
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- SINTEF Industry strategic project SEP FAR-AWELL
- Research Council of Norway (RCN) [245963/F50]
- RCN [197405]
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The conductivity of cement/carbon nanofiber (CNF) composite materials is affected by various parameters, and the carbonation process can cause changes in resistivity. The resistivity changes are related to water to cement ratio and volumetric changes affecting connectivity between CNFs.
The conductivity of cement/carbon nanofiber (CNF) composite materials has previously been shown to be affected by parameters such as e.g. CNF content or water to cement (w/c) ratios, water saturation and temperature. However, whether and to what extent chemical processes like cement carbonation can affect the electrical conductivity of cement/CNF materials remains unexplored. To investigate this the resistivity changes upon carbonation of Portland G cement/CNF composites were followed for more than 4 months. An increase in resistivity was observed within the first weeks of carbonation followed by a plateau and a subsequent decrease after 4 months. The changes in resistivity were correlated with the progress of the carbonation front followed using X-ray tomography. The magnitude of the resistivity changes was found to be related to w/c ratio. Volumetric changes affecting the connectivity between the CNFs can explain the resistivity changes.
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