Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures

✍ Scribed by Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang, Jinping Ou (auth.)

Publisher: Springer Singapore
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 409
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book presents the latest research advances and findings in the field of smart/multifunctional concretes, focusing on the principles, design and fabrication, test and characterization, performance and mechanism, and their applications in infrastructures. It also discusses future challenges in the development and application of smart/multifunctional concretes, providing useful theory, ideas and principles, as well as insights and practical guidance for developing sustainable infrastructures. It is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and engineers in the field of civil-engineering materials and infrastructures.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
General Introduction of Smart and Multifunctional Concrete....Pages 1-9
Self-Compacting Concrete....Pages 11-36
Self-Expanding Concrete....Pages 37-53
Self-Curing Concrete....Pages 55-66
Self-Shaping Concrete....Pages 67-80
Self-Sensing Concrete....Pages 81-116
Self-Healing Concrete....Pages 117-155
Self-Adjusting Concrete....Pages 157-176
Damping Concrete....Pages 177-190
Anti-Spalling Concrete....Pages 191-222
Wear-Resisting Concrete....Pages 223-233
Aircraft Arresting Concrete....Pages 235-245
Electrically Conductive Concrete....Pages 247-259
Electrothermal Concrete....Pages 261-271
Light-Transmitting Concrete....Pages 273-283
Light-Emitting Concrete....Pages 285-297
Photocatalytic Concrete....Pages 299-311
Electromagnetic Wave Shielding/Absorbing Concrete....Pages 313-328
Radiation Shielding Concrete....Pages 329-337
Hydrophobic/Superhydrophobic Concrete....Pages 339-357
Permeable Concrete....Pages 359-368
Non-Dispersible Underwater Concrete....Pages 369-377
Energy-Harvesting Concrete....Pages 379-390
Future Developments and Challenges of Smart and Multifunctional Concrete....Pages 391-400

✦ Subjects

Building Materials;Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials;Materials Engineering

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