Electrical and self-sensing properties of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with carbon nanotubes
- Title
- Electrical and self-sensing properties of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with carbon nanotubes
- Author
- 류두열
- Keywords
- ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete; steel fiber; carbon nanotube; electrical property; self-sensing capacity
- Issue Date
- 2017-10
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Citation
- SENSORS, v. 17, no. 11, Article no. 2481
- Abstract
- This study examined the electrical and self-sensing capacities of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) with and without carbon nanotubes (CNTs). For this, the effects of steel fiber content, orientation, and pore water content on the electrical and piezoresistive properties of UHPFRC without CNTs were first evaluated. Then, the effect of CNT content on the self-sensing capacities of UHPFRC under compression and flexure was investigated. Test results indicated that higher steel fiber content, better fiber orientation, and higher amount of pore water led to higher electrical conductivity of UHPFRC. The effects of fiber orientation and drying condition on the electrical conductivity became minor as sufficiently high amount of steel fibers, 3% by volume, was added. Including only steel fibers did not impart UHPFRC with piezoresistive properties. Addition of CNTs substantially improved the electrical conductivity of UHPFRC. Under compression, UHPFRC with a CNT content of 0.3% or greater had a self-sensing ability that was activated by the formation of cracks, and better sensing capacity was achieved by including greater amount of CNTs. Furthermore, the pre-peak flexural behavior of UHPFRC was precisely simulated with a fractional change in resistivity when 0.3% CNTs were incorporated. The pre-cracking self-sensing capacity of UHPFRC with CNTs was more effective under tensile stress state than under compressive stress state.
- URI
- https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/11/2481https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/115784
- ISSN
- 1424-8220
- DOI
- 10.3390/s17112481
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING[S](공과대학) > ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING(건축공학부) > Articles
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