Iranian Researchers Making Efforts to Build Low-Cost High-Strength Concrete

“If possible, we want to achieve new technologies in high-strength concrete and composite concrete in the near future so that we can brand and send them to the market with lower costs and more accurate materials,” Kamal Khorramdel, a researcher and inventor and a faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department of the Islamic Azad University’s Mahabad branch, told ANA.

He stressed that the initial tests have proven successful in this regard.

“We are also working on concrete for the water tanks which are open and can reduce water penetration to zero,” Khorramdel said.

“Since the water inside the tanks contains chlorine and chlorine ions can be corrosive to concrete and reinforcements, the lack of water penetration can prevent the corrosion of concrete and rebars,” he noted.

In a relevant development in June 2023, a nanotechnology firm in Iran had also used inorganic nanoparticles to produce wear-resistant concrete flooring suitable for construction industry.

‘Behdis Saman Amin’ company has made the product which is a well-engineered concrete whose operational properties are improved by adding oxide nanoparticles. It is used for building constructions and industrial applications.

Adding the inorganic nanoparticles to the cementitious matrix has resulted in enhanced compressive, bending and tensile strengths in the product, strongly improved its durability and reduced its permeability.

The product can be used in building blocks, constructions and apartments, and industrial facilities.

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