Research Article

The Effect of Interfacial Transition Zone Properties on the Elastic Properties of Cementitious Nanocomposite Materials

Table 2

Elastic modulus for different interfacial strengths and ITZ volume fractions (case 1: uniform ITZ elastic modulus = 22.5 GPa).

Interfacial shear strengthITZ volume fraction (%)
0 (no ITZ)1105099.5

Perfectly bonded34.31234.22633.57830.64126.709
 MPa34.19334.11133.46430.52226.605
 MPa34.03333.95633.30930.35126.46
 MPa33.59833.52432.87129.88526.047
 MPa30.83630.7630.07326.95923.375