How can we make concrete resistant to very high temperatures (hundreds of degrees) ? Can addition of nano particles help in this case?
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deepika goparaju
Certainly you could use high aluminous cement concrete with a variety of different aggregate types. With respect to increasing the working temperatures and extending the service life of portland cement concrete, there has been some work published on the positive results of vacumn dewatering the freshly placed concrete. I would suspect that the addition of nano particles would also help in this case, but have no specific knowledge of their application here.
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James Mross
Along with refractory cements, expanded shale, slate and clay lightweight aggregates utilized in the mixture as coarse and fine aggregates are highly heat resistant.
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Bruce Jones
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