A Critical Review on Effect of Nanomaterials on Workability and Mechanical Properties of High-Performance Concrete

Table 2

Compressive strengths of cementitious materials with NS at 28 days.

Cementitious materials	w/b ratio	Content of NS	Optimum content	Compressive strength increment	Reference
Cement	0.3–0.5	5%–15%	10%	—	[72]
Mortar
HVFA cement paste	0.4	1%–6%	2%	5%	[73]
Lightweight aggregate concrete	0.35	1%–3%	3%	3.2%–16.8%	[74]
		0%–7%	5%		[75]
SCC	0.4	2% NS + 0.08% CNT + 40% FA	2%	20%	[46]
	0.5	0%–0.75%	0.75%	26.9%–48.8%	[47]
	0.4	0.5%–2%	2% + 15 mm	—	[76, 77]
			1.5% + 80 mm	—
Ordinary concrete	0.5	Basalt fiber + NS	6%	10.4%–19.6%	[78]
	0.5	0%–6%	6%	12.45%	[79]
	0.3	5% MS + 1% NS	1%	—	[80]
	0.2	1%–4%	3%	10%	[81]
	0.48	0%–1.8%	1.2%	9.04%	[81]
HPC	0.34	3%–5%	3%	—	[82]
	0.16	0.5%–1.5%	1%	3%	[38]
	0.35	0.75%–1.5%	1.5%	12%	[32]