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Composite of Carbon-Nanotube and Cement with Piezoresistive Property

Accession Number:

01124251

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Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper studies the piezoresistive property of the CNT/cement composite to explore its feasibility as an embedded stress sensor for civil structures such as roadways, levees and bridges. The experimental results show that the electrical resistance of the CNT/cement composites changes proportionally to the compressive stress levels indicating the potential of using the CNT/cement composite as a stress sensor for civil structures. The piezoresistive responses of composite with different fabrication methods and CNT doping levels were also studied. It is found that the CNT dispersion-assistant surfactant could block the contacts among carbon nanotubes thus impair the piezoresistive response of the composite, while a higher CNT doping level could improve the sensitivity of the composite stress response. Currently, the piezoresistive property of the CNT/cement composite is being applied to develop an in-pavement traffic flow sensor.

Monograph Accession #:

01120148

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-2692

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Yu, Xun
Kwon, Eil

Pagination:

8p

Publication Date:

2009

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2009-1-11 to 2009-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures; Photos; References (23) ; Tables (1)

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Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I32: Concrete

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-2692

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 7:03PM