Research Article
Carbon Nanotube Effect on the Ductility, Flexural Strength, and Permeability of Concrete
Table 1
Composite concrete test batches.
| Batch # | Batch name | Cement (kg) | Water (kg) | Fine agg. (kg) | Coarse agg. (kg) | CNTs (g) | CNTs/cement (%) | Total superplasticizer (g) | Superplasticizer used in the sonication process (g) | Remaining superplasticizer used in CNT solution and concrete mixing process (g) |
| 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 44 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 240 | 2 | 0.03CNT | 19.2 | 9.6 | 44 | 48 | 5.8 | 0.03 | 240 | 23 | 217 | 3 | 0.08CNT | 19.2 | 9.6 | 44 | 48 | 154 | 0.08 | 240 | 61.4 | 178.6 | 4 | 0.15CNT | 19.2 | 9.6 | 44 | 48 | 28.8 | 0.15 | 240 | 115.2 | 124.8 | 5 | 0.25CNT | 19.2 | 9.6 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 0.25 | 240 | 192 | 48 |
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