Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJEAT)
Volume-6 | Issue-06 | 143-151
Review Article
Application of Nanotechnology in Geotechnical Engineering: A Review
Dr. Basil Obaid Mahdia, Dr. Zaid Hameed Majeed, Eng.Sultan Saadi Hussein, Eng.Zainab Hadi Abbas, Eng.Hasan Haleem Hamood
Published : June 30, 2021
Abstract
The idea of nanotechnology was first introduced in the 1959 by Richard Feynman in his lecture entitled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” (R. Feynman, 1960). At the time, the term “nanotechnology” had not yet been coined. This technology made a significant and rapid progress years later. Nano technological achievements provided a modern approach in geotechnics. Each field of science had a specific definition for nanotechnology, and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) provided a comprehensive definition of nanotechnology (NSTC, 2007). According to NNI, “nanotechnology” is the control, comprehension, and reformation of material based on the hierarchy of nanometers to develop matter with essentially new uses and a new constitution.