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The development of modern cement and concrete industry calls for the improvement of the durability. By addition of a small amount of nano-particles nano structure of cement based materials can be modified and a higher durability can be achieved. In this paper, a review of the investigation of the effect of the frequently used nanoparticles, i.e., nano-silica, nano-clay and carbon nanotube on the durability of cement and concrete is presented. It is concluded that nanomodification of cementitious materials with nano-particle would make them durable through alteration of the physicochemical properties of the binder. Although intensive study on the usage of nano-silica has been conducted, more work is needed to get a better knowledge on the influencing mechanism. Surface-treatment of cementitous materials with nano-particles shows great potential for acquiring a durable concrete surface, and study on the selection of the treatment agent and treatment technique has been suggested. In addition, potential of using nano-clay in decreasing the transport property and the effect of carbon nanotube in optimizing the microstructure, as well as in decreasing the volume instability of cement-based materials are also discussed.
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Supports from National High Technology Research and Development Program (“863 Program”, 2015AA034701) and Natural Science Foundations of China (Grant No. 51302105) are greatly acknowledged.
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Shah, S.P., Hou, P., Cheng, X. (2015). Durability of Cement-Based Materials and Nano-particles: A Review. In: Sobolev, K., Shah, S. (eds) Nanotechnology in Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17088-6_2
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