Surface treatment with silicon-based nanoparticles induced during curing: Effect on durability of portland cement based materials

  • Dulce María Cruz Moreno UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
  • Gerardo del Jesús Fajardo San Miguel UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓNFACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-9276
  • Ismael Flores Vivián UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
  • Arquímedes Cruz López UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
  • Pedro Leobardo Valdez Tamez UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
Keywords: durability, surface treatment, nanoparticles, curing, permeability

Abstract

The effect of the introduction of silicon-based nanoparticles (NBS) prepared by the sol-gel method was studied. The introduction of NBS was induced for 72 hours during curing by using mortar specimens with a w/c ratio of 0.65 and a suspension prepared at [NBS] = 0.1% with respect to the volume of the curing water. Subsequently, the samples followed a period of immersion in potable water to promote the reaction of NBS inside mortar. Frequent measurements of electrical resistivity were made. Subsequently, a series of specimens were exposed in environments rich in Cl- or CO2. The results indicated a decrease in the penetration of aggressive agents into the mortar specimens. This coincides with increasing resistivity specimens treated with respect to the reference.

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Author Biographies

Dulce María Cruz Moreno, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
Estudiante del Doctorado en Ingeniería de Materiales de Construcción
Gerardo del Jesús Fajardo San Miguel, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓNFACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL

PROFESOR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN

 

Ismael Flores Vivián, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
PROFESOR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN
Arquímedes Cruz López, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
PROFESOR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN
Pedro Leobardo Valdez Tamez, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL
PROFESOR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN

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Published
2017-09-29
How to Cite
Cruz Moreno, D. M., Fajardo San Miguel, G. del J., Flores Vivián, I., Cruz LópezA., & Valdez Tamez, P. L. (2017). Surface treatment with silicon-based nanoparticles induced during curing: Effect on durability of portland cement based materials. Revista ALCONPAT, 7(3), 274 - 285. https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v7i3.239
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Applied Research