Journal
CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 90-98Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.11.009
Keywords
CNF; Electrical properties; Cement paste; Composite; Fiber reinforcement
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [Mat 2009-10866]
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Both strain and damage sensing properties on carbon nanofiber cement composites (CNFCCs) are reported in the present paper. Strain sensing tests were first made on the material's elastic range. The applied loading levels have been previously calculated from mechanical strength tests. The effect of several variables on the strain-sensing function was studied, e.g. cement pastes curing age, current density, loading rate or maximum stress applied. All these parameters were discussed using the gage factor as reference. After this first set of elastic experiments, the same specimens were gradually loaded until material's failure. At the same time both strain and resistivity were measured. The former was controlled using strain gages, and the latter using a multimeter on a four probe setup. The aim of these tests was to prove the sensitivity of these CNF composites to sense their own damage, i.e. check the possibility of fabricating structural damage sensors with CNFCC's. All samples with different CNF dosages showed good strain-sensing capacities for curing periods of 28 days. Furthermore, a 2% CNF reinforced cement paste has been sensitive to its own structural damage. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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