During the past decade, researchers investigated the incorporation of carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) as a reinforcement for cementitious materials to achieve multifunctional properties …

Buildings consume almost one-third of the total global energy and emit nearly 15% of the
direct CO 2 generated on the planet. However, intelligent buildings taking advantage of …

Smart and multifunctional concretes have the capabilities of self-sensing, self-adjusting, self-
healing, self-luminous, self-purifying, sound-absorbing, and energy-harvesting, etc., through …

Traditional concrete, primarily employed for structural purposes, ensures the safety and
reliability of infrastructure due to its excellent mechanical and durability properties. However …

Green building energy optimization systems (GBEOS) are of great interest to academics and
industry professionals. One of the main challenges of GBEOS is optimizing energy …

Cement-based self-heating composites play a crucial role in addressing the need for
intelligent road and pavement systems capable of efficient de-icing in severe weather …

Conventional high-cost conductive filler as the crucial ingredient of multifunctional concrete
might negatively affect the workability and mechanical properties. Petroleum coke as a low …

To reduce the life-cycle carbon emissions of cementitious composites, potential pathways
are to use more low-carbon raw materials, enhance the composites' performance and further …

The integration of self‐sensing ability and different functional properties of nanomaterials
into construction materials leads to smart and multifunctional cementitious sensor …

This study focuses on investigating the properties of a cement-based piezoelectric
composite modified with 0.5% Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) under varying …