Nanotechnology in Eco-efficient Construction

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Materials, Processes and Applications

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal Maria Vittoria Diamanti Ali Nazari Claes Goran-Granqvist Alina Pruna Serji Amirkhanian(Editor)

Woodhead Publishing Ltd

2nd Edition

Published on 29. November 2018

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896 pages

978-0-08-102641-0 (ISBN)

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Fernando Pacheco Torgal is a Principal Investigator at C-TAC, University of Minho. He holds the title of Counsellor (Top 0.5%) from the Portuguese Engineers Association and has been consistently recognized as a Scopus Highly Cited Scientist in the global rankings by Stanford University. With over 300 publications to his name, he has carried out in-depth peer reviews of more than one thousand scientific papers and assessed nearly one hundred research grant proposals across 15 countries. He serves on the editorial boards of nine international journals and has been involved in editorial decisions for several hundred manuscripts. In addition, he has edited 33 international books, many of which are available in the libraries of prestigious institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. Maria Vittoria Diamanti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan, Italy. Her current research interests are: titanium oxides, nanostructured surfaces, photocatalysis, self-cleaning surfaces, spectrophotometry and reflectometry, corrosion, and durability of reinforced concrete. Ali Nazari is a Postdoctoral research Fellow at Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, 3122, Australia Claes Goran-Granqvist is Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. Professor Granqvist's research is focused on optical and electrical properties of materials, especially thin films for energy efficiency and solar energy utilization. He has published around 730 research papers in mostly refereed journals, over 30 books, had invited conference presentations at about 250 international conferences and chaired about 30 international meetings. A. Pruna is a Scientific Researcher in the Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology at Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania. Her current research interests are: ZnO nanomaterials, graphene-based nanomaterials, conducting polymers, photocatalysis, corrosion, electrochemical sensing, supercapacitors. Dr. Serji Amirkhanian is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA. He was the Mays Professor of Transportation and the Director of the Asphalt Rubber Technology Services (ARTS) in the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University until June of 2010, before he started his international consulting activities. He is also an Adjunct Research Faculty at UNLV and an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University (ASU). In addition, he is an Adjunct Faculty at IIT Madras (India) and a professor of Civil Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology (Wuhan, China). Dr. Amirkhanian started his teaching career in 1987 at Clemson University. The total dollar amount of his research and teaching the DOT certification courses contracts exceeded $25 million. His research has resulted in over 250 refereed journal papers, conference papers and research reports. He has also published two book chapters. In addition, he has conducted over 200 presentations around the country and the world presenting his research findings.

Editor

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal

Principal Investigator, CTAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

Maria Vittoria Diamanti

Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

Ali Nazari

Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia

Claes Goran-Granqvist

Professor, Department of Engineering Science, Uppsala University, Sweden

Alina Pruna

Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Serji Amirkhanian

Professor of Civil Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Content

1. Introduction to nanotechnology in eco-ef?cient construction F. Pacheco-Torgal

Part 1. Mortars and concrete related applications 2. In?uence of nanoparticles on the strength of ultra-high performance concrete Ksenija Jankovic, Dragan Bojovic and Marko Stojanovic3. The effect of nanoparticles on the self-healing capacity of high performance concrete J.L. Garcia Calvo, G. Perez, P. Carballosa, E. Erkizia, J.J. Gaitero and A. Guerrero4. The impact of graphene oxide on cementitious composites Alyaa Mohammed, Jay G. Sanjayan, Ali Nazari and Nihad T.K. Al-Saadi5. Application of nanomaterials in alkali-activated materials Q.L. Yu6. Effects of nano?bers on properties of geopolymer composites Akm Samsur Rahman7. Nanoindentation for evaluation of properties of cement hydration products Saptarshi Sasmal and M.B. Anoop

Part 2. Applications for pavements and other infrastructure materials8. Performance of asphalt mixture with nanoparticles Shaban Ali Zangena9. Nanomodi?ed asphalt mixture with enhanced performance Shuaicheng Guo, Xu Yang, Zigeng Wang, Lingyun You, Qingli Dai and Zhanping You10. Effects of graphene oxide on asphalt binders Yuanyuan Li, Shaopeng Wu and Serji Amirkhanian11. NanoComposites for structural health monitoring Qiaofeng Zheng, Baoguo Han and Jinping Ou12. Concrete with nanomaterials and ?bers for self-monitoring of strain and cracking subjected to ?exure Yining Ding, Genjin Liu, Zhibo Han, F. Pacheco-Torgal and Antonio Augusto Veloso de Costa13. Icephobic nanocoatings for infrastructure protection Zaid Ayaz Janjua14. Self-healing nanocoatings for protection against steel corrosion Alicja Stankiewicz15. Nanocoatings for protection against steel corrosion A. Pruna16. Fire retardant nanocoating for wood protection L.N. Vakhitova

Part 3. Applications for building energy ef?ciency17. Aerogel-enhanced insulation for building applications U. Berardi18. Nano aerogel windows and glazing units for buildings' energy ef?ciency Muhammad Abdul Mujeebu19. Smart perovskite-based technologies for building integration: a cross-disciplinary approach Alessandro Cannavale and Francesco Martellotta20. Electrochromic glazing for energy ef?cient buildings Claes Goran Granqvis21. VO2-based thermochromic materials and applications: ?exible foils and coated glass for energy building ef?ciency Xun Cao, Ping Jin and Hongjie Luo

Part 4. Photocatalytic applications 22. Photocatalytic performance of mortars with nanoparticles exposed to the urban environment Maria Vittoria Diamanti and MariaPia Pedeferri23. Multifunctional photocatalytic coatings for construction materials Marisol Faraldos and Ana Bahamonde24. Self-cleaning ef?ciency of nanoparticles applied on facade bricks Magdalena Janus and Kamila Zajac25. Nanotreatments to inhibit microalgal fouling on building stone surfaces Giovanni Battista Goffredo, Stefano Accoroni and Cecilia Totti26. Self-cleaning cool paints Hideki Takebayashi27. Photocatalytic water treatment Lev Matoh, Bostjan Zener, Romana Cerc Koro_x0003_sec and Urska Lavrencic Stangar

Part 5.Toxicity, safety handling and environmental Impacts28. Toxicity of nanoparticles Cristina Buzea and Ivan Pacheco29. Risk management: controlling occupational exposure to nanoparticles in construction F. Silva, P. Arezes and P. Swuste30. Measurement techniques of exposure to nanomaterials in workplaces Riccardo Ferrante, Fabio Boccuni, Francesca Tombolini and Sergio Iavicoli31. Life-cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials Stefano Cucurachi and Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha

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