Carbon nanotube (CNT) has been increasingly used in concrete due to its good mechanical
properties and electrical conductivity. Scholars around the world have carried out in-depth …

Nanomaterials (NMs) are being used to enhance the properties of construction materials.
This review focuses on the use of NMs to improve the characteristics of fresh and hardened …

In view of high‐performance, multifunctional, and low‐carbon development of
infrastructures, there is a growing demand for smart engineering materials, making …

Recently, we proposed a new strategy to develop a three-dimensional conductive network
within a cement mortar by coating sand with graphene. In such a design, the interfacial …

Highly conductive concrete/mortar has been long pursued to realize structural health
monitoring in the development of smart-cement-based facilities. However, it remains …

Self-sensing refers to a structural material sensing itself. It is valuable for smart structures. It
is mainly achieved by measuring the electrical resistance of the structural material, as the …

Today, the desired intelligent civil engineering structures urge the development of high-
performance smart structural materials. Self-sensing ultra-high performance concrete …

Traditionally, conductive fillers are mixed directly with cement matrix before binding with
aggregates to develop piezoresistive cement-based sensors. This results in the most …

Carbon materials engineered electrically conductive cement concrete (ECCC) is typically
prepared by directly adding carbon-based conductive filler into the cement matrix and then …

Cement-asphalt pavements are widely used in transport infrastructure. Multifunctional
pavement is a novel concept that can improve the functionalities, durability, and …