Characterization of alkali-activated materials reinforced with carbon nanotubes: study on strain sensing and chloride extraction

• Grant number: 17/20142-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: March 01, 2018
• End date: February 28, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Civil Engineering - Construction Industry
• Principal Investigator: Mauro Mitsuuchi Tashima
• Grantee: Mauro Mitsuuchi Tashima
• Host Investigator: Pedro Garces
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de Alicante (UA), Spain

Abstract

This project aims to study the properties of alkali-activated composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes. Besides mechanical properties and microstructural characterization of obtained composites, two different functional properties will be assessed: strain sensing and chloride extraction, in the last case the composite will work as anode. In the literature it was not found any paper related to the use of alkali-activated binder in the production and characterization of multifunctional composites. Hence, from the obtained results, it is expected that new trend about this multifunctional composites based on alkali-activated binders can be yielded contributing to the scientific progress.