Improving the Properties of Cement Mortar Using Low Content Graphene Oxide

Abstract:

This paper presents effect of low contents graphene oxide (GO) on the properties of cement mortar that could be developed for nano modification in cement composites. The characteristic of GO-cement mortars were first evaluated using slump flow test. Then, mechanical properties of GO-cement mortars were carried out. Specimens were made on a 5×5×5 cm³ cube mold with five different contents of GO (e.g., 0.01% to 0.05 %) using a water to cement (w/c) ratio of 0.485. The compressive strength tests were performed at specimen age of 3, 7, and 28 days. Results showed that the incorporation of GO significantly improved mechanical properties of GO-cement mortars. Further, the obtained compressive strength of mortars significantly increased and achieved the highest 28 day-strength by 63.6% at 0.04% GO.

• Periodical: Construction Technologies and Architecture (Volume 18)
• Pages: 3-9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-wVpHq5
• Online since: June 2025
• Authors: Maizuar Maizuar*, Syarifah Asria Nanda, Burhanuddin Burhanuddin, Said Jalalul Akbar, Abdul Jalil, Syibral Malaysi, Fauziah Daulay
• Keywords: Cement Mortar, Graphene Oxide, Low Content, Mechanical Properties, Nano Material

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