Nanostructured Cement is as Strong as Steel
Dec-01-17
The structural design of sea urchin spines has inspired an exceptionally fracture resistant concrete.Sea urchin spines are built on a nanoscale ‘brick and mortar’ design, with layers of brittle calcite blocks separated by softer layers that absorb energy to help reduce cracking.
With this in mind, the teams from the University of Konstanz and University of Stuttgart replicated the brick and mortar design on the nanoscale by first finding a material that would bond only with cement nanoparticles. Once that material was identified, the team used an ion beam to cut a bar thee micrometers long from the nanostructured cement. The microstructure will return to its original position after bending, with a fracture resistance similar of steel, and could lead to new types of cement up to 100 times stronger than current versions.
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Basalt a volcanic rock that is set in seawater offers the correct honeycomb shape that would fit the parameters. If a crystalline co-adherent that adheres to cement matching this formula was grown at a set interval before delayed cement setting took place, no other external influence would be needed.
Once varied parameters found job specific formulation with timing could be acheived.
For horizontal cross sectioned interaction use of angled dc current could change crystallization structure from single to multiple structure forms.
Ceasars cement has its own self healing ability in salt water...Refer prior research ..other.
Posted by Stephen Fitton on December 11, 2017
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Basalt a volcanic rock that is set in seawater offers the correct honeycomb shape that would fit the parameters. If a crystalline co-adherent that adheres to cement matching this formula was grown at a set interval before delayed cement setting took place, no other external influence would be needed.
Once varied parameters found job specific formulation with timing could be acheived.
For horizontal cross sectioned interaction use of angled dc current could change crystallization structure from single to multiple structure forms.
Ceasars cement has its own self healing ability in salt water...Refer prior research ..other.
Posted by Stephen Fitton on December 11, 2017
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