Nanotechnology Building Materials
Transcript of Nanotechnology Building Materials
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
1/14
Materials
MattSchimel
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
2/14
Cylindricalwitha
diameter
of
1
nanometer. re eore ca y
timesasstrongassteel,buthaveonlytestedto
e8times
stronger.
Theyare1/6thedensity.
Veryhighthermal
conductivityalong
the
u esax s.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
3/14
Whyincorporatenanotechnologyintobuilding
materials?
Constructionindustryisa 1
trillionayearindustry.
mproves es reng o
steelandconcrete.
surface.
Has insulatin ro erties.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
4/14
Iscombinedwithcopper
Benefits
in
Steel nanoparticles.
thestrengthandincreases
.
Allowsforincreased
flexibilityand
increases
the
Wouldbe
very
useful
in
r ges ecauseo t e
bettercorosion protection.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
5/14
StandardHighStrengthBolts
Createdthrough
the
process
of
quenching
and
.
Failureiscausedbyhydrogeninteractingwiththestressedsteeltocausethemtobecome
HighStrengthBoltsEnhancedwithNanotechnology evana umnanopar c e sa e ur ng e org ngprocess.
Itimprovesthesteelmicrostructureanddelaysthebreaktime.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
6/14
Nano particlesonlyallowsmall
cracksto
form.
Carbonnano tubesareaddedto
theconcrete
mixture.
Theparticlesmendthemselves
whentheyencounterwater.
Thehydrogeninthewaterhelps
Thefinishedproducthas1%
CNTs tothe99%standard
concrete.
theparticles
form
the
broken
hydrogenbonds.
Canhandle
an
additional
25
N/mm.
Strengthenedconcrete
has
500%
the
tensilestrengthofnormalconcrete.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422175336.htm
Crackswill
repair
themselves
whenwaterisadded.http://www.aggregateresearch.com/article.aspx?id=19043
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
7/14
e c ean ng 2coa e glass.
Improveglass
strength
TheTiO2attractswatertothewindowsurface
allowingforglasstowithstandhighwindsorevendebrisdurin
bewashedaway.
hurricanes. Bothstrengthenedandself
available.
Ex:awindow
with
BIOCLEAN
coating.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
8/14
Nano particles haveeven
Fire
and
heat
protection een
use
to
create
re
protectiveglass.
AsmalllayerofSiO2nano
particlesare
placed
betweentwolayersoflass.
Othercoatings
are
being
theheattransferredfromThis
is
an
example
of
glass
that
can
other..
itstillallowstheheattotravelthrough.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
9/14
gy
WiFiblockingpaintwouldcreateamoresecurenetworkbyallowingforonlyacertainareatobecovered.
Selfcleaningpaint.(foruseontheoutsideofbuildings)
a ntconta n ngnanosensorscanmon tort etemperature.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
10/14
UV/IRfilteringand
reflecting
windowsfor
controlofunwantedsolar
heat.
windowwashers.
Lowering
the
Operating
Costs
of
the
Buildings Thestronger
concrete
and
andrepaircosts.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
11/14
anoconcrete smore reresistantthantheorganic
ol mersthat
are
currentl
addedtoconcrete.
Researchersarecurrently
oo ng
nto
nano
sensors
thatcanwarnoffires,structural roblems oriftheairisdangerousto
breathe. Nanosensorsarecurrent y
usedtomonitorcellsinthehumanbod .
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
12/14
an e angerous ohumanhealthifthe
particlesbecome
airborne.
Mostcurrentusesof
buildingshave
proven
to
besafe.
Suchsmallamountsare
used,mostly
coatings
for
,chanceofthemaffectingapersonisverylow.
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
13/14
Nanotechnolo
usedto
roduce
an
ima e
on
aclear
lass
surface.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxja1lkZk
SelfCleaningGlass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5EVzi7U9yQ&NR=1
-
8/11/2019 Nanotechnology Building Materials
14/14
http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleID=88http://www.ravensbyglass.co.uk/self_cleaning_glass.cfm
http://theconstructor.org/concrete/applicationofnanotechnologyincivil
engineering/5255/
ttp: www.nanower .com spot ig t spoti =1007.p p
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422175336.htm