Research Article

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

Table 3

Elastic modulus for different interfacial strengths and different ITZ volume fractions (case 2: increasing ITZ elastic modulus from 15.0 GPa to 30.0 GPa, average of 22.5 GPa).

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

Perfectly bonded34.31234.25033.76231.73729.385
 MPa34.19334.13533.65231.61529.295
 MPa34.03333.98033.50531.44629.161
 MPa33.59833.54833.07530.97128.738
 MPa30.83630.78530.29128.18625.960