Use of Tin and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Enhancing Properties of Cement Mortar

Abstract

Major construction industries always prefers good strength and absorption of construction materials since its inception. Weak in strength materials has disastrous effects on structures stability, durability, and aesthetics. In Recent times there are many studies going on to enhance the structural capacity of concrete and mortar. There is large room of improvement at Nano scale in concrete. The current global practices to eradicate menace of concrete failures are use of chemical agents and Nano particles apart from use of good construction practices. This study is therefore an effort to control this menace by use of nanoparticles of Tin and Titanium; known for its improved qualities. The physical system associated with this real time problem is selection and addition of different concentration of said nanoparticle in the cement mortar (cubes of 2x2x2 inches) to check the post peak behavior. Furthermore absorption test is also performed on the sample having different concentration of nanoparticles. Moreover, it is pertinent to mention that we have tested the samples in CTM (compression testing machine) which is highly effective to relate its behavior with actual loadings and accurate readings. The suggested procedure and its results will serve as guideline for structural strength improvements of concrete and further research work for optimizing the procedure.