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Geotechnical properties of bentonite mixed with nanosilica
Bentonite falls under the category of weak and soft clays and has the tendency of large settlement with low shear strength. Such soils are found on...
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Cement–nanosilica stabilized fibre-reinforced rammed earth: compressive and flexure behaviour
Rammed earth (RE) is a brittle material that can undergo sudden catastrophic failures under ultimate stress. Such sudden catastrophic failures can be...
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Rheological Investigation of Soft Grade Asphalt Binder Modified With Crumb Rubber-Nanosilica Composite
This study aims at investigating the effect of using nanosilica (NS) as a modifier for Crumb rubber (CR) modified asphalt binder. In this study, the...
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Experimental Investigation on the Effectiveness of Nanosilica for Reducing Local Scour Around Cylindrical Bridge Piers
Local scour is one the leading factors contributing to bridge failures. This phenomenon can be defined as the consequences of the erosion force of...
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Assessing Mechanical Properties of Concrete Modified with Use of Nanosilica and GGBS
Recent technical developments, a lot of attention has been paid to strengthening concrete with nanoparticles. Utilizing supplemental cementitious...
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Evaluation of the strength performance and microstructural properties of different based metakaolin blended cements containing greenly synthesized nanosilica
The drive towards improving the properties of cement composite thus making it eco-friendly, sustainable, and durable, has been the focus of the...
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Seawater-Mixed Lightweight Aggregate Concretes with Dune Sand, Waste Glass and Nanosilica: Experimental and Life Cycle Analysis
The use of alternative and locally available materials is encouraged in the construction industry to improve its sustainability. Desert regions with...
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Influence of Nanosilica and Microsilica on Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Self-cured Fibre-Blended Concrete
The most significant engineering material is concrete. Concrete has a significant environmental impact since it contains cement, whose manufacture...
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Effect of Freeze–Thaw Cycles on the Strength of a Nanosilica and Lime Treated Clay
In this study, the unconfined compressive strength of a clay treated with nanosilica and lime was investigated under freeze–thaw conditions. The...
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Influence of Synthesized Nanosilica on Properties of Wood Ash Cement Mortar
The effect of incorporating synthesised nanosilica (NS) on selected properties of wood ash (WA) cement mortar was experimentally studied. The mortar...
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Enhanced consolidation efficacy and durability of highly porous calcareous building stones enabled by nanosilica-based treatments
Outdoor building stones are suffering from serious degradation. To restore internal cohesion and to alleviate the disintegration of decayed stones,...
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Design of Permeation Grouting Treatments with Eco-Friendly Nanosilica Grouts
Nanosilica aqueous suspensions are mechanically flexible and environmentally non-toxic materials. These are injected into soils at low pressures as...
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Effect of Thermoplastics-Nanosilica Coating on Interlaminar Shear Strength of Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
In recent years, natural fibresFibre are gradually being used to replace synthetic fibresFibre as reinforcementReinforcement material in...
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Influence of extracted nanosilica on geotechnical properties of soft-clay soil subjected to freeze-thaw cycles
Expansive clay soils exhibit more voids that are problematic in foundations of the structures in loading and unloading but overcoming these problems,...
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Extraction and microstructural characteristics of nanosilica from cultivated agricultural wastes
Nowadays, cultivated agricultural waste (CAW) is used as raw material to extract Nanosilica (NS) as fillers, enhance concrete strength, stabilize the...
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Insight into the Synergic Effect of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide and Nanosilica on Sodium Silicate Sealant Gel System for Water Shutoff Applications
Production of excess water is one of the main problems leading to declined hydrocarbon production. Various techniques, including silicate gel...
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Soil improvement to enhance resistance parameters using bacterial precipitation and nanosilica
Soil has an important role in the structure of every building. Although there are different methods available to improve the mechanical properties of...
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Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Polyisobutylene Filled with Nanosilica, Zinc Oxide and Titanium Oxide
This research work aims to study the rheological and mechanical behavior of the natural rubber (NR)-based blends in presence of different fillers...
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Synergistic effects of colloidal nanosilica and fiber on the hydromechanical performance of mudstone soil in Taiwan
Mudstone soils (MS) are widely distributed in southern Taiwan and have an inherent proclivity to geological damages and failures. However, the use of...
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Microstructure and Strength of Nanosilica- and Microsilica-Enhanced Mortars Under Elevated Temperatures
A side-by-side evaluation was made in this study to investigate the effects of nanosize silica (NS) particles on the heating resistance of...
