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Electrical Characterization Of Cementitious Composites, Abbas Ali

Theses and Dissertations

Multifunctional concrete using electrical conductivity gains attention for various nonstructural applications. Particularly, conductive concrete enables monitoring internal damages in concrete, which has been impossible by conventional nondestructive methods. On the other hand, most of on-going investigations on multifunctional concrete uses conductive additives to impart electrical conductivity into concrete, but this limits the multifunctional application to predesigned structures. Finding multifunctionality embedded in conventional concrete can open various possibilities for smart concrete. Aiming to finding the feasibility of using conventional concrete for multifunctional application, this study investigates the electrical properties of plain cementitious composites including cement paste, mortar, and concrete, but not …