I used carbon and graphite products to produce conductive concrete. I was able to improve the electrical conductivity while maintaining required mechanical properties for concrete bridge deck. So, what is your goal of using graphene oxide.
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My first goal would be the enhancment of mechanical strength, especially tensile strength. Also its influence on cement paste rheology can be an attractive issue. However, also the effect of graphene on other functional properties such as electrical and thermal conductivity (as S. Yehia mentioned) can be interesting for specific applications.
My first goal would be the enhancment of mechanical strength, especially tensile strength. Also its influence on cement paste rheology can be an attractive issue. However, also the effect of graphene on other functional properties such as electrical and thermal conductivity (as S. Yehia mentioned) can be interesting for specific applications.
A few years ago at NIST, we compared mortars with and without grapheme oxide additions. We were hoping to see a decrease in chloride ion penetration, but both mortars exhibited the same behavior. We saw a slight increase (7 %) in compressive strength in the mortars with the graphene oxide at 1 d (as it amplified early age hydration according to calorimetry measurements), with a similar strength (2 % less) at 7 d, 28 d, and 112 d, but did not measure tensile strength.
Dear Valeria, we investigated many cement based composites with chemical and mineral admixtures and with recycled and waste materials, but never with graphene oxide.