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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2012.10.1.049

Modeling the compressive strength of cement mortar nano-composites  

Alavi, Reza (Doust Construction Engineering Group Co.)
Mirzadeh, Hamed (Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology)
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Computers and Concrete / v.10, no.1, 2012 , pp. 49-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nano-particle-reinforced cement mortars have been the basis of research in recent years and a significant growth is expected in the future. Therefore, optimization and quantification of the effect of processing parameters and mixture ingredients on the performance of cement mortars are quite important. In this work, the effects of nano-silica, water/binder ratio, sand/binder ratio and aging (curing) time on the compressive strength of cement mortars were modeled by means of artificial neural network (ANN). The developed model can be conveniently used as a rough estimate at the stage of mix design in order to produce high quality and economical cement mortars.
Keywords
cement mortar; nano particle; computer modeling; compressive strength; artificial neural networks; curing;
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