Advances in Microstructure, Durability Performance, and Self-Sensing Capabilities of Novel Functional FRP Nanocomposite Reinforcing Bars

新型功能性FRP纳米复合钢筋的微观结构、耐久性能和自感知能力的进展

• 批准号: RGPIN-2020-04967
• 负责人: Benmokrane, Brahim
• 金额: $ 7.21万
• 依托单位: Université de Sherbrooke
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=753825
• 关键词: Advances; Microstructure; Durability; Performance; Self

The main goal of this Discovery Grant (DG) is to explore the development of novel functional FRP reinforcement for concrete structures using innovative nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. Nanoparticles (NPs) such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are claimed to have a potential for enhancing these targeted performance properties of a FRP composite manifold. CNTs have excellent interactions with FRP matrices due to their high surface area compared to micromaterials, leading to improved strength, stiffness, thermal resistance, and barrier properties when present in very small quantities. Furthermore, specific types of carbon nanofillers can also give the host FRP material self-sensing capabilities. By introducing nanoparticle technology in manufacturing FRP rebars, this research is transformative because it will lead to a technical breakthrough in the development of advanced FRP structural materials with sensing capacities and enhanced properties in terms of microstructure, durability, and mechanical resistance. This proposal is motivated mainly by the industrial and technological needs to develop a new class of multifunctional FRP rebars. This research will advance knowledge about material development, smart materials, and functionality integration. Moreover, it has the ambition to move beyond the isolated research attempts that have already been made in this field and provide a topical breakthrough with respect to traditional approaches and rules that limit the search of innovative solution techniques, by promoting the complete engineering design from the nanoscale functional design up to the structure performance evaluation. It also aims to establish a closed loop of theoretical and experimental investigations, cross-comparing results and achievements with the aim of obtaining an optimal material design and comprehensive procedure for validating and assessing the developed solutions for full-scale experimental testing. This DG will provide an opportunity to (1) develop a novel nanoparticle-reinforced FRP rebar with improved mechanical, thermal and barrier properties; (2) adapt/improve existing industrial production to allow the incorporation of the CNTs into the polymer matrix for producing FRP bars with superior properties; (3) implement nanotechnologies by adding CNTs and graphene to achieve self-sensing capabilities; (4) develop a hierarchical multi-scale computational framework that relies equally on coupled micro- and macroscale modelling to increase our understanding of the interface behaviour and durability; and (5) demonstrate the benefits of the developed technology for applications in the construction sector. The outcomes of this research proposal will constitute an original contribution to the state-of-the-art and will have a genuine industrial impact for Canadian manufacturers. This DG will involve the training of 9 doctoral, 2 master's students, and 3 postdoctoral and will be conducted in accordance with NSERC's Statements on EDI.

探索新型功能性FRP增强型用于使用创新的膜材料和纳米技术的开发，例如碳纳米管（CNT）。当含量很小的碳纳米纤维量可以通过引入纳米颗粒技术，因为碳纳米填充物的含量很小，因此在较少的碳纳米填充物中时，纳米材料的含量也会变化，因为它会导致纳米含量。在高级FRP结构材料的发展中，在微观结构，耐用性和机械电阻方面的性能增强。此外，它的野心超越了与传统方法有关的局部突破，并规则搜索创新的解决方案技术，直到结构绩效评估凭借最佳的材料设计和综合程序，以验证开发的Lutes forl级实验测试/改善现有的ProStias Prorow，将CNT掺入具有出色特性的FRP棒中的聚合物矩阵； （5）在结构中展示了针对该研究建议的成果的开发技术。该DG将根据NSERC在EDI上的陈述进行9个博士学位。