Article of the Research Group SICon is published in the “Journal of Building Engineering (JOBE)”.
The title reads: “Effects of different kinds of carbon black nanoparticles on the piezoresistive and mechanical properties of cement–based composites” and is part of the volume 32 of the “Journal of Building Engineering (JOBE)” 2020.
The authors of the article are: Gustavo Henrique Nalon, José Carlos Lopes Ribeiro, Eduardo Nery Duarte de Araújo, Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, José Maria Franco de Carvalho, Rodrigo Felipe Santos, Alex Aparecido Ferreira. The group is composed of researchers from the Departments of Civil Engineering and Physical of the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), and the Physics Department of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).
The present work aimed to develop an experimental investigation of the influence of structure and surface area of carbon black nanoparticles on the compressive strength, electrical resistivity and self-sensing ability of cement-based composites. The full summary and other information about the article can be found at the link below: