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dc.contributor.authorDimov, D
dc.contributor.authorAmit, I
dc.contributor.authorGorrie, O
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, M
dc.contributor.authorTownsend, N
dc.contributor.authorNeves, A
dc.contributor.authorWithers, F
dc.contributor.authorRusso, S
dc.contributor.authorCraciun, MF
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-23T10:47:36Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-23
dc.description.abstractThere is a constant drive for development of ultrahigh performance multifunctional construction materials by the modern engineering technologies. These materials have to exhibit enhanced durability and mechanical performance, and have to incorporate functionalities that satisfy multiple uses in order to be suitable for future emerging structural applications. There is a wide consensus in the research community that concrete, the most used construction material worldwide, has to be engineered at the nanoscale, where its chemical and physiomechanical properties can be truly enhanced. Here, an innovative multifunctional nanoengineered concrete showing an unprecedented range of enhanced properties when compared to standard concrete, is reported. These include an increase of up to 146% in the compressive and 79.5% in the flexural strength, whilst at the same time an enhanced electrical and thermal performance is found. A surprising decrease in water permeability by nearly 400% compared to normal concrete makes this novel composite material ideally suitable for constructions in areas subject to flooding. The unprecedented gamut of functionalities that are reported in this paper are produced by the addition of water‐stabilized graphene dispersions, an advancement in the emerging field of nanoengineered concrete which can be readily applied in a more sustainable construction industry.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge Ian Moon, Siobhan Kelly, Julian Yates, and Roger Perrett for the technical support in the concrete laboratories. D.D. acknowledges fruitful discussions with Lachlan Marnham. The authors also acknowledge financial support from EPSRC (Grant Nos: EP/J000396/1, EP/K017160, EP/K010050/1, EP/G036101/1, EP/M002438/1, and EP/M001024/1), from the Royal Society Travel Exchange Grants 2012 and 2013, from the European Commission (H2020‐MSC‐IF‐2015‐704963 and H2020‐MSC‐IF‐2015‐701704) and from the Royal Academy of Engineering.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 28 (23), article 1705183en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/adfm.201705183
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/32568
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherWileyen_GB
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_GB
dc.subjectgrapheneen_GB
dc.subjectnanoengineered concreteen_GB
dc.subjectultrahigh performance compositesen_GB
dc.subjectwater impermeable concreteen_GB
dc.titleUltrahigh Performance Nanoengineered Graphene–Concrete Composites for Multifunctional Applicationsen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.identifier.issn1616-301X
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalAdvanced Functional Materialsen_GB
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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