Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement-Based Materials

is Professor, Faculty of Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. In addition, he has worked as a civil engineer for over 20 years, and is registered in Malaysia, the USA, and the UK. Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience. Saeid Kakooei is Senior Lecturer at Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. His research focuses in the areas of corrosion and failure analysis Phuong Nguyen-Tri is a full professor and director of the graduate program in energies and material science at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Québec, Canada. He is the founder of the Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment (Nguyen-Tri Lab) at UQTR and holds the UQTR Research Chair of Advanced Materials for Health and Security at Work. His main research interests are nanomaterials, hybrid nanoparticles, innovative coatings, polymer crystallization, polymer aging, and polymer blends and composites.

• Part I: Basic Principles1. Smart nanoconcretes: An introduction2. Properties of Concrete in presence of nanomaterials".3. Nano Size Particle Packing for Smart Nanoconcretes and Cement Based Materials: Theory and Technology4. Molecular Modeling of Nanoscale Features of Cement Paste and their Correlation to Engineering Mechanical Behavior5. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation6. Understanding the role of hydration water and nano C-S-H colloids in concrete7. Development of NanoCement Concrete by Top-Down and Bottom-up Nanotechnology concept8. Prospect of Magneto-Electric Active Control for Smart Concrete Structures9. Environmental Impact of Sustainable Green ConcretePart II: Applications10. Photocatalytic nanomortars11. Fire performance of concrete containing nano-fibers and graphite nanoparticles12. Heat storage in concrete deck with nano- and micro-encapsulated PCM13. Electrical impedance of carbon nanofiber concrete14. Use of phase change materials in nanoconcrete for energy savings 15. Use of Nano Technology in the Concrete Pavements16. Thermochromic cement based-materials17. Multifunctional Smart Nanoconcretes18. Radiation protection characteristics of nano-concretes against photon and neutron beams19. Genetically-enriched microbe-facilitated self-healing nanoconcrete20. Smart cementitious nano-composites for self sensing of structures21. Application of Self-Healing Nanoconcretes22. Cement integrity in CO2 sequestrations sites: An effective nano based approach23. Bio self-healing nanoconcretes24. Mortar Containing Ceramic Nanoparticles25. Enhancement routes of corrosion resistance in the steel reinforced concrete by using nanomaterials26. Application of Nanosilica in Cement and Concrete27. Reinforcing Cementitious Composites with Graphene Oxide for Enhanced Mechanical Performance – Prospects and Challenges28. Macroscopic CNTs as promising reinforcements for concrete structures29. Nanoseeds as modifiers of the cement hydration kinetics