Nanotechnology in Building NanotechnologyinBuilding

Materials
MattSchimel
Carbon Nano Tubes CarbonNano Tubes
Cylindricalwitha
diameterof1nanometer.
A th ti ll 100 Aretheoretically100
timesasstrongassteel,
buthaveonlytestedto
bbe8timesstronger.
Theyare1/6thedensity
of steel ofsteel.
Veryhighthermal
conductivityalongthe
t b i tubesaxis.
Whyincorporatenanotechnologyintobuilding
materials?
$ Constructionindustryisa$1
trillionayearindustry.
I th t th f Improvesthestrengthof
steelandconcrete.
Creates a self cleaning Createsaselfcleaning
surface.
Has insulating properties. Hasinsulatingproperties.
Iscombinedwithcopper
BenefitsinSteel
nanoparticles.
This combination improves Thiscombinationimproves
thestrengthandincreases
the melting point themeltingpoint.
Allowsforincreased
flexibilityandincreasesthe
shine of the steel. shineofthesteel.
Wouldbeveryusefulin
b id b f h bridgesbecauseofthe
bettercorosion protection.
High Strength Bolts HighStrengthBolts
StandardHighStrengthBolts
Createdthroughtheprocessofquenchingand
tempering the bolt temperingthebolt.
Failureiscausedbyhydrogeninteractingwith
thestressedsteeltocausethemtobecome
brittle. brittle.
HighStrengthBoltsEnhancedwithNanotechnology
Th di ti l i dd d d i th f i Thevanadiumnanoparticleisaddedduringtheforgingprocess.
Itimprovesthesteelmicrostructureanddelaysthebreaktime.
Benefits in Concrete BenefitsinConcrete
Strengthened Concrete Self Healing concrete StrengthenedConcrete SelfHealingconcrete
Nano particlesonlyallowsmall
crackstoform.
Carbonnano tubesareaddedto
theconcretemixture.
Theparticlesmendthemselves
whentheyencounterwater.
Thehydrogeninthewaterhelps
Thefinishedproducthas1%
CNTs tothe99%standard
concrete.
theparticlesformthebroken
hydrogenbonds.
Canhandleanadditional25
N/mm.
Strengthenedconcretehas500%the
tensilestrengthofnormalconcrete.
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Crackswillrepairthemselves
whenwaterisadded.
http://www.aggregateresearch.com/article.aspx?id=19043
Windows Windows
S lf l i TiO t d SelfcleaningTiO
2
coated
glass.
Improveglassstrength
TheTiO
2
attractswater
tothewindowsurface
and allows for the dirt to
p g g
allowingforglassto
withstandhighwindsor
evendebrisduring
andallowsforthedirtto
bewashedaway.
g
hurricanes.
Bothstrengthenedandself
cleaning glass are currently cleaningglassarecurrently
available.
Ex:awindow
with
BIOCLEAN
coating.
Nano particleshaveeven
b d t t fi
Fireandheatprotection
beenusedtocreatefire
protectiveglass.
AsmalllayerofSiO
2
nano
particlesareplaced p p
betweentwolayersof
glass. g
Othercoatingsarebeing
developed to reduce the developedtoreducethe
theheattransferredfrom
one side of the glass to the
Thisisanexampleofglassthatcan
contain fires The main problem is that onesideoftheglasstothe
other.
containfires.Themainproblemisthat
itstillallowstheheattotravelthrough.
Nanotechnology in Paint NanotechnologyinPaint
WiFiblockingpaintwouldcreateamoresecurenetworkbyallowingforonly
acertainareatobecovered.
Selfcleaningpaint.(foruseontheoutsideofbuildings)
P i t t i i it th t t Paintcontainingnanosensorscanmonitorthetemperature.
UV/IRfilteringand
reflectingwindowsfor
controlofunwantedsolar
heat.
Removes the need for Removestheneedfor
windowwashers.
LoweringtheOperatingCostsof
theBuildings
Thestrongerconcreteand
steel lowers maintenance steellowersmaintenance
andrepaircosts.
Building Safety BuildingSafety
N i fi Nanoconcreteismorefire
resistantthantheorganic
polymersthatarecurrently p y y
addedtoconcrete.
Researchersarecurrently
l ki i lookingintonanosensors
thatcanwarnoffires,
structuralproblems,orif p ,
theairisdangerousto
breathe.
N l Nanosensorsarecurrently
usedtomonitorcellsinthe
humanbody. y
Health Concerns HealthConcerns
C b d t Canbedangerousto
humanhealthifthe
particlesbecome p
airborne.
Mostcurrentusesof
nanotechnology in nanotechnologyin
buildingshaveprovento
besafe.
Suchsmallamountsare
used,mostlycoatingsfor
other materials the othermaterials,the
chanceofthemaffecting
apersonisverylow.
Examples of Uses ExamplesofUses
Nanotechnologyusedtoproduceanimageonaclearglasssurface. a o ec o ogy used o p oduce a age o a c ea g ass su ace
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SelfCleaningGlass g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5EVzi7U9yQ&NR=1
Bibliography Bibliography
http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleID=88
http://www.ravensbyglass.co.uk/self_cleaning_glass.cfm
http://theconstructor.org/concrete/applicationofnanotechnologyincivil
engineering/5255/
h // k / l h / d h http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=1007.php
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