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Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance


List of Recent Partnership Publications

2005

Amziane, S., Ferraris, C.F. and Koehler, E.P., "Measurement of Workability of Fresh Concrete Using a Mixing Truck," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 110, No. 1, pp. 55-66, Jan-Feb. 2005.

Bentz, D.P., "Replacement of "Coarse" Cement Particles by Inert Fillers in Low w/c Ratio Concretes II: Experimental Validation," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 35 (1), pp. 185-188 (January 2005)

Bentz, D.P., Lura P., Roberts, J., "Mixture Proportioning for Internal Curing," Concrete International, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 35-40, February 2005.

Snyder, K.A., Reply to Discussion of, "Estimating the Electrical Conductivity of Cement Paste Pore Solution From OH, K+, and Na+ Concentrations," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 421-422, (2005) (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., Marchand, J., Samson, E., Beaudoin, J.J., "Modeling Ion and Fluid Transport in Unsaturated Cement Systems for Isothermal Conditions," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol 35 (1), pp. 141-153 (January 2005)

2004

Arns, Christoph H., Knackstedt, Mark A., Pinczewski, W. Val, Martys, Nicos S., "Virtual permeametry on microtomographic images," Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 45, No. 1-2, pp. 41-46, November 2004.

Bentz, D.P., Jensen, O.M., "Mitigation Strategies for Autogenous Shrinkage Cracking," Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol 26, No. 6, pp. 677-685, August 2004.

Bullard, Jeffrey W., "Stability of Air Voids Formed in Cavities at Liquid-Solid Interfaces," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 276, No. 1, pp. 188-196, August, 2004.

Bullard, Jeffrey W., "Virtual Testing of Ready-Mixed Concrete," Concrete in Focus, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Spring 2004, Vol. 3, No. 1, 38-41, 2004.

Bullard, Jeffrey W., "The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium Annual Report 2003," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 7096, January 2004.

Bullard, Jeffrey W., Ferraris, Clarissa, Garboczi, Edward J., Martys, Nicos, and Stutzman, Paul, "Virtual Cement," Innovations in Portland Cement Manufacturing, Chapter 10.3, pp. 1311-1331, eds., J.I. Bhatty, F.M. Miller and S.H. Kosmatka, CD-ROM, 2004.

Feng, X., Mason, T.O., Stutzman, P.E., Bentz, D.P. and Garboczi, E.J., "Estimation of the Degree of Hydration of Blended Cement Pastes by a Scanning Electron Microscope Point-Counting Procedure," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol 34, No. 10, pp. 1787-1793, October 2004.

Ferraris, C.F., Hackley, V.A. and Aviles, A.I., "Measurement of Particle Size Distribution in Portland Cement Powder: Analysis of ASTM Round-Robin Studies", Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Vol. 26, No. 2, Paper ID CCA 11920, 2004.

Flatt, R.J., Martys, N.S., "The Rheology of Cementitious Materials," MRS Bulletin, Materials Research Society, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 314-318, May 2004.

Flatt, R.J., Martys, N.S., "The Rheology of Cementitious Materials," ciments bétons plâtres chaux, No. 867, pp. 48-55, June-July 2004.

Garboczi, E.J. and Bullard, J.W., "Shape Analysis of a Reference Cement," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 34, No. 10, pp. 1787-1793, October 2004.

Geiker, M.R., Bentz, D.P. and Jensen, O.M., "Mitigating Autogenous Shrinkage by Internal Curing," American Concrete Institute International Special Publication 218, John P. Ries and Thomas A. Holm, eds., pp. 143-154, 2004.

Hackley, V.A., Lum, L., Gintautas, V. and Ferraris, C.F., "Particle Size Analysis by Laser Diffraction Spectrometry: Application to Cementitious Powders," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 7097, March 2004. (PDF Version)

Hagedorn, J.G., Martys, N.S., Douglas, J.F., "Breakup of a Fluid Thread in a Confined Geometry: Droplet-Plug Transition Perturbation Sensitivity and Kinetic Stabilization With Confinement," Physical Review E, Vol. 69, No. 5, Article #056312, 18 pages, May 2004.

Feng, X., Mason, T.O., Stutzman, P.E., Snyder, K.A., Bullard, Jeffrey.W., Garboczi, E.J "Final Report for: EPA: LAG No. DW-13-93903501-0 Expanding a Tool for Predicting Chloride Diffusivity in Concrete So It Can Be Used by Manufacturers to Evaluate the Durability of Concrete Made With Blended Cements. Part I: Characterizing Blended Cement," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 7135, August 2004. (PDF Version)

Lura, P., Bentz, D.P., Lange, D.A., Kovler, K. and Bentur, A., "Pumice Aggregates for Internal Water Curing," Concrete Science and Engineering, A Tribute to Arnon Bentur, International RILEM Symposiu, Evanston, IL March 22-24, 2004, pp. 137-151, 2004. (PDF Version)

Kamali, Siham, Moranville, Micheline, Garboczi, Edward, Prene, Stephanie, Gérard, Bruno. "Hydrate dissolution influence on the Young’s modulus of cement pastes". Proceedings of the fifth international conference on fracture mechanics of concrete and concrete structures (FraMCos) , Vail, Colorado/USA/12-16 April, 2004, p.631-638.

Mobasher, B. and Ferraris, C.F., "Simulation of Expansion in Cement Based Materials Subjected to External Sulfate Attack," RILEM International Symposium: "Advances in Concrete through Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL, March 21-24, 2004. (CD-ROM) (PDF Version)

Sims, J. S. and Martys, N.S., "Simulation of Sheared Suspensions With a Parallel Implementation of Quaternion-Based Dissipative Particle Dynamics (QDPD)," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 109, No. 2, pp. 267-277, March-April 2004.

Snyder, K.A and Bentz, D.P., "Suspended Hydration and Loss of Freezable Water in Cement Pastes Exposed to 90% Relative Humidity," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 34 , No. 11, 2045-2056, (2004).

Snyder, K.A. and Kirkpatrick, T.R., "Wave Localization in Binary Isotopically Disordered One-Dimensional Harmonic Chains With Impurities Having Arbitrary Cross Section and Concentration," Physical Review B, Vol. 70, No. 10, Article No. 104201, Sept. 2004.

Stutzman, P.E., "Powder Diffraction Analysis of Hydraulic Cements: ASTM Rietveld Round Robin Results on Precision" proceedings of the 53th Annual Denver X-Ray Conference, Steam Boat Springs, CO, August 2-6 (2004).

Stutzman, P.E., "Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging of Hydraulic Cement Microstructure," Cement and Concrete Composites, 26, (8), 9597-966 (2004).

Stutzman, P.E. and Raz, J. and "Building Stones of America: 50 Years of the NIST Stone Test Wall," Masonry Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 10, October, 2004. 

Wojcik, G.S., "Determining the Uncertainty of X-Ray Absorption Measurements," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 109, No. 5, pp 479-496, Sept.Oct. 2004.

2003

Bohn, R.B. and Garboczi, E.J., " User Manual for Finite Element and Finite Difference Programs: A Parallel Version of NISTIR 6269," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6997, June 19, 2003.

Bullard, J. W., The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium Annual Report 2002, National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6962, January 01, 2003.

Bullard, J. W., User's Guide to the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Version 1.1, National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6968, March 2003.

Ferraris, C.F., Brower, L., "Comparison of Concrete Rheometers - Phase I," ACI Concrete International,Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 41-47, August 2003.

Ferraris, C.F., Martys, N.S., "Relating Fresh Concrete Viscosity Measurements from Different Rheometers," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 108, No. 3, May-June 2003.

Haecker, C.J., Bentz, D.P., Feng, X. and Stutzman, P.E., "Prediction of Cement Physical Properties by Virtual Testing," Cement International, Vol. 1, No. 3, 86-92, 2003.

Lura, P., Bentz, D.P., Lange, D., Kovler, M., Bentur, A., and van Breugel, K., "Measurement of Water Transport from Saturated Pumice Aggregates to Hardening Cement Paste," Advances in Cement and Concrete. Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Meeting, August 10-14, 2003, pp. 89-99, 2003.

Martys, N., Ferraris, C. "Simulation of SCC flow", Proceedings of the 1stNorth American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC), Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Chicago, IL, Nov. 12-13, 2002, pp. 27-30, 2003.

Phelan, F.R. and Martys, N.S., "Simulation of Droplet Breakup Using a Lattice Boltzmann Method," 2003 Annual Technical Conference Proceedings of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Nashville, TN, May 4-8, 2003, 2340-2344 pp., 2003.

Snyder, K.A., Marchand, J., Samson, E., "Calculation of Ionic Diffusion Coefficients on the Basis of Migration Test Results," Materials and Structures / Matériaux et Constructions, Vol. 36, No. 245, pp. 166-182, April 2003.

Snyder, K. A., "Condition Assessment of Concrete Nuclear Structures Considered for Entombment,&334; National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 7026, July 2003.

Snyder, K.A., Feng, X., B.D. Keen and T.O. Mason, "Estimating the electrical conductivity of cement paste pore solutions from OH, K+ and Na+," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 33, No. 6, 793-798, June 2003.

Son, Younggon, Martys, Nicos S., Hagedorn, John G., and Migler, Kalman B., "Suppression of Capillary Instability of a Polymeric Thread Via Parallel Plate Confinement," Macromolecules, Vol. 36 (15), pp. 5825-5733, 2003.

Wojcik, Gary, "The Influence of the Atmostphere on Curing Concrete Temperatures and Maturity," Advances in Cement and Concrete, Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Meeting, Copper Mountain, CO, August 10-14, 2003, 491-500 pp., 2003.

Wojcik, G.S. and Feldman, K.L., "X-Ray Absorption Measurements of Water Loss from Curing Mortar and Paste Samples with and without Fly Ash," GNI Newsletter, August 2003.

2002

C.H. Arns, M.A. Knackstedt, W.V. Pinczewski, and E.J. Garboczi, Computation of linear elastic properties from microtomographic images: Methodology and agreement between theory and experiment," Geophysics 67, 1396-1405, 2002.

Buchanan, C. E., Hackley, V.A., Ferraris, C.F., Aviles, A.I., "Analysis of the ASTM Round-Robin Test on Particle Size Distribution of Portland Cement: Phase II," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6931), December 2002.

Chong, K.P., Garboczi, E.J., "Smart and Designer Structural Material Systems," International Journal of Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 4. No. 4, 417-430, Oct-Dec. 2002.

Garboczi, E.J., Frohnsdorff, G.J., Bentz, D.P., "E-Concrete? Believe It!" Constructor, The Construction Management magazine, Volume LXXXIV, No. 2, pp. 20, February 2002 (PDF Version).

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Curing Conditions on Water Loss and Hydration in Cement Pastes with and without Fly Ash Substitution," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6886, July 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Baruchel, J., Boller, E., Sallee, H., Vallee, F.A., Quenard, D.A., Mizell, S., George, W.L., Ketcham, P.M., Devaney, J.E., Satterfield, S.G., Porterfield, J.E., Graham, J.R., "The Visible Cement Data Set," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 107 (2) 137-148, March-April, 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Ehlen, M.A., Ferraris, C.F.,Winpigler, J.A., "Service Life Prediction Based on Sorptivity for Highway Concrete Exposed to Sulfate Attack and Freeze-Thaw Conditions," Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA-RD-01-162, March, 2002.

Bentz, D.P., Jensen, O.M., Geiker, M.R., "On the Mitigation of Early Age Cracking," Proceedings of the International Seminar on Self-Desiccation, Lund, Sweden, June 15-16, 2002.

Biernacki, J.J., Richardson, J.M., Stutzman, P.E. and Bentz, D.P., "Kinetics of slag hydration in the presence of calcium hydroxide," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85, (9), 2261-2267, Sept. 2002.

Campo, M.A., Woo, L.Y., Mason, T.O., and Garboczi, E.J., "Frequency-Dependent Electrical Mixing Law Behavior in Spherical Particle Composites, Journal of Electroceramics, Vol. 9, No. 1, 49-56, October 2002.

Ferraris, C. F., Flatt, R.J., "Acoustophoresis Characterization of Cement Suspensions," Materials and Structures, 35, pp 541-529, November 2002. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C.F., Hackley, V.A., Aviles, A.I. and Buchanan, C.E., "Analysis of the ASTM Round-Robin Test on Particle Size Distribution of Portland Cement: Phase I," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6883, May 2002 .

Ferraris, C.F., Hackley, V.A., Aviles, A.I. and Buchanan, C.E., "Analysis of the ASTM Round-Robin Test on Particle Size Distribution of Portland Cement: Phase II," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6931, 2002 .

Garboczi, E.J., "Three-Dimensional Mathematical Analysis of Particle Shape Using X-Ray Tomography And Spherical Harmonics: Application To Aggregates Used In Concrete," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (10), 16212-1638, October 2002. (PDF Version)

Garboczi, E.J., Frohnsdorff, G.J., Bentz, D.P., "E-Concrete? Believe It!" Constructor, The Construction Management magazine, Volume LXXXIV, No. 2, pp. 20, February 2002. (PDF Version)

Hagstrom, S.A., Simmons, V., Bryant, G.W., Jaskolski, W., Bouldin, C.E., Warren, J.A., Martys, N.S., Bohn, R.B., George, W.L., Satterfield, S.G., Hung, H.K., Hagedorn, J.G., Ketcham, P.M., Griffin, T.J., Parker, Y.M., Peskin, A.P., Pourprix, V.G., Sims, J.S., Copley, S.R., Devaney, J.E., Nicolas, O.P., am Ende, B.A., Koontz, J.E., Filla, B.J., Franiatte, J.C., "Accelerating Scientific Discovery Through Computation and Visualization II," . Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 107 (3), 223-245, May-June 2002. (PDF Version)

Garboczi, E.J., Mason, T.O., Homrighaus, Z J., Ingram, B.J. and Kidner, N.J., "Impedance/Dielectric Spectroscopy of Electroceramics in the Nanograin Regime," Solid-State Ionics. Proceedings. Volume 756. Materials Research Society 2002 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, EE4.6.1-12, 2002. (PDF Version)

Martys, N. and Ferraris, C., "Simulation of SCC flow," Proceedings of the 1st North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)" ACBM, Chicago, IL, November 12-13, 2002.

Martys, N.S. and Hagedorn, J.G., "Multiscale modeling of fluid transport in heterogeneous materials using discrete Boltzmann methods, Materials and Structures/Matériaux et Constructions, 35, 650-659, December 2002.

Phan, L.T. and Carino, N.J., "Effects of the Test Conditions and Mixture Proportions on Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Exposed to High Temperature," ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 99, No. 1, 54-56, Jan-Feb. 2002. (PDF Version)

Pimienta, P., Remond, S., Bentz, D.P., "Effects of the Incorporation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash in Cement Pastes and Mortars. I -- Experimental Study," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (2), pp. 303-311, 2002. (PDF Version)

Pimienta, P., Remond, S., Bentz, D.P., "Effects of the Incorporation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash in Cement Pastes and Mortars. II - Modeling," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (4), pp. 565-576, 2002. (PDF Version)

Richardson, J.M., Biernacki, J., and Stutzman, P.E., Bentz, D.P., "Stoichiometry of Slag Hydration with Calcium Hydroxide", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85 (4), pp. 947-953, April 2002. (PDF Version)

Roberts, A.P., Garboczi, E.J., "Computation of the Linear Elastic Properties of Random Porous Materials With a Wide Variety of Microstructure," Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A - Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 458 (2021), pp 1033-1054, May 2002. (PDF Version)

Roberts, A.P. and Garboczi, E.J., "Elastic properties of model random three-dimensional open-cell solids," Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids," 50 (1), pp. 33-55, January 2002. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., "Estimating the 95th Percentile of the Paste-Void Spacing Distribution in Hardened Cement Paste Containing Air Entrainment," International RILEM Workshop on Frost Damage in Concrete (PRO 25), Minneapolis, MN, June 28-30, 1999, 75-85, 2002. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A. and Marchand, J., Reply to the discussion by S. Chatterji of the paper", Effects of speciation on the apparent diffusion coefficient in nonreactive porous systems," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (12), 1991-1992, 2002. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E., Leigh, S.D., "Phase Composition Analysis of the NIST Reference Clinkers by Optical Microscopy and X-Ray Powder Diffraction," National Institute of Standards and Technology Technical Note TN 1441, September 2002. (PDF Version)

2001

Bentz, D.P., "The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium Annual Report 2001," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report, December 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Conway, J.T., "Computer Modeling of the Replacement of "Coarse" Cement Particles by Inert Fillers in Low W/C Ratio Concretes: Hydration and Strength," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp 503-506, March 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Ehlen, M.A., Ferraris, C.F., Garboczi, E.J., "Sorptivity-Based Service Life Predictions for Concrete Pavements," 7th International Conference on Concrete Pavements. Proceedings. International Society for Concrete Pavements, September 9-13, 2001, Orlando, Florida, pp 181-193, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Geiker, M.R., Hansen, K.K., "Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures and Early Age Desiccation in Cement Pastes and Mortars ," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 1075-1085, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., "Multi-Scale Microstructural Modeling to Predict Chloride Ion Diffusivity for High Performance Concrete," Materials Science of Concrete Special Volume: Ion and Mass Transport in Cement-Based Materials. Proceedings. American Ceramic Society. October 4-5, 1999, Toronto, Canada, pp. 239-252, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Hansen, K.K., Madsen, H.D., Vallee, F.A., and Griesel, E.J., "Drying/Hydration in Cement Pastes During Curing," Materials and Structures, Vol. 34, pp. 557-565, November, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Jensen, O.M., Hansen, K.K., Oleson, J.F., Stang, H., and Haecker, C.J., "Influence of Cement Particle Size Distribution on Eary Age Autogenous Strains and Stresses in Cement-Based Materials," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 84 [1], 129-135, 2001. (PDF Version)

Biernacki, J., Williams, P.J., Stutzman, P., "Kinetics of the Reaction of Calcium Hydroxide and Fly Ash," ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 98, No. 4, 340-349, Jul-Aug. 2001. (PDF Version)

Carino, N.J., "The Impact-Echo Method: An Overview", Structures Congress and Exposition 2001. Proceedings. American Society of Civil Engineers. May 21-23, 2001, Washington, DC, Chang, P.C., Editor, 1-18, (2001). (PDF Version)

Carino, N.J. and Lew, H.S., "Maturity Method: From Theory to Application", Structures Congress and Exposition 2001. Proceedings. American Society of Civil Engineers. May 21-23, 2001, Washington, DC, Chang, P.C., Editor, 1-19, (2001). (PDF Version)

Carino, N.J. and Meeks, K.W., "Curing of High-Performance Concrete: Phase 1 Study", National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6505, April 2001 (PDF Version)

Clifton, J.R. and Frohnsdorff, "Applications of Computers and Information Technology," reprinted from Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Concrete Science and Technology: Principles, Techniques, and Applications. V.S Ramachandram and James J. Beaudoin, eds., Chapter 18, pp. 765-799, 2001. (PDF Version)

Douglas, J.F., Martys, N.S., "Critical Properties and Phase Separation in Lattice Boltzmann Fluid Mixtures," Physical Review E, 63, 1-18, March, 2001. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C. F., "Mixing and Concrete Mixers: State of the art", NIST Journal of Research, Vol. 106, No. 2, pp. 391-399, March-April, 2001. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C.F., Brower, L., "Comparison of Concrete Rheometers: International tests at LCPC (Nantes, France) in October 2000," NISTIR 6819, September 01, 2001. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C. F., De Larrard, F., Martys, N. S., "Fresh Concrete Rheology - Recent Developments", Materials Science of Concrete VI, S. Mindess and J. Skalny, eds., American Ceramic Society, pp. 215-241, 2001. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C.F. and Martys, N.S., "De la pâte de ciment au béton: modélisation et mesures expérimentales des propriétés rhéologiques, Rhéologie - Génie Civil et Environment. Proceedings. 36éme Colloque du Groupe Français de Rhéologie, Marne la Vallée, October 10-12, pp. 226-230, 2001. (PDF Version)

Ferraris, C. F., Obla, K. H., Hill, R., "The Influence of Mineral Admixtures on the Rheology of Cement Paste and Concrete", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp 245-255, 2001.(PDF Version)

Garboczi, E.J. and Bentz, D.P., "The effect of statistical fluctuation, finite size error, and digital resolution on the phase percolation and transport properties of the NIST cement hydration model," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, No. 10, pp 1501-1514, Oct. 2001. (PDF Version)

Garboczi, E.J. and Berryman, J.G., "Elastic moduli of a material containing composite inclusions: effective medium theory and finite element computations," Mechanics of Materials, 33, 455-470, 2001. (PDF Version)

Garboczi, E J., Martys, N.S., Saleh, H., Livingston, R.A., "Acquiring, Analyzing, and Using Complete Three-Dimensional Aggregate Shape Information," Aggregates, Concrete, Bases and Fines, 9th Annual Symposium of the International Center for Aggregate Research. Proceedings. April 22-25, 2001, Austin, Texas, 2001. (PDF Version)

Hackley, V.A., Ferraris, C.F., "Guide to Rheological Nomenclature: Measurement in Ceramic Particulate Systems," NIST Special Publication (SP 946), January 2001 (PDF Version)

Hackley, V.A., Ferraris, C.F., "NIST Recommended Practice Guide: The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology," NIST Special Publication (SP 960-3), August 2001. (PDF Version)

Hixson, A.D., Woo, L.Y., Campo, M.A., Mason, T.O., Garboczi, E.J., "Intrinsic Conductivity of Short Conductive Fibers in Composites by Impedance Spectroscopy," Journal of Electroceramics, 7 (3), pp 189-195, Dec. 2001. (PDF Version)

Mansfield, M.L., Douglas, J.F., Garboczi, E.J., "Intrinsic Viscosity and the Electrical Polarizability of Arbitrarily Shaped Objects," Physical Review E, Vol. 64, No. 6, 61401-61416, December 2001. (PDF Version)

Martys, N. S., "Improved Approximation of the Brinkman Equation using a Lattice Boltzmann Method," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 1807-1810, June 2001. (PDF Version)

Martys, N. S., "A Classical Kinetic Theory Approach to Lattice Boltzmann Simulation ," International Journal of Modern Physics C, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 1169-1178, October 2001. (PDF Version)

Martys, N. S., Hagedorn, J.G., Devaney, J. E., "Pore Scale Modeling of Fluid Transport Using Lattice Boltzmann Methods," Materials Science of Concrete Special Volume: Ion and Mass Transport in Cement-Based Materials. Proceedings. American Ceramic Society, October 4-5, 1999, Toronto, Canada, pp. 239-252, 2001. (PDF Version)

Meille, S. and Garboczi, E.J., "Linear elastic properties of 2-D and 3-D models of porous materials made from elongated objects," Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 5, September 2001. (PDF Version)

Peled, A., Torrents, J.M., Mason, T.O., Shah, S.P., and Garboczi, E.J., Electrical impedance spectra to monitor damage during tensile loading of cement composites, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 98, No. 4, pp 313-322, July-August 2001. (PDF Version)

Phan, L.T. and Carino, N.J., "Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete at Elevated Temperatures", National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6726, March 2001. (PDF Version)

Roberts, A.P. and Garboczi, E.J., "Elastic moduli of model random three-dimensional closed-cell cellular solids," Acta Materialia, Vol 49, No. 2, 189-197, 2001. (PDF Version)

Sims, J.S., Hagedorn, J.G., Ketcham, P.M., Satterfield, S.G., Griffin, T., George, W.L., Fowler, am Ende, B.A., Hung, H.K., Bohn, R.B., Koontz, J.E., Martys, N.S., Bouldin, C.E., Warren, J., Feder, D.L., H.A., Clark, C.W., Filla, B.J., Devaney, J.E., "Accelerating Scientific Discovery Through Computation and Visualization", NISTIR (NISTIR 6709) - January 01, 2001. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., "Validation and Modification of the 4SIGHT Computer Program, NISTIR 6747, June 2001. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., "The relationship between the formation factor and the diffusion coefficient of porous materials saturated with concentrated electrolytes: Theoretical and experimental considerations," Concrete Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, pp. 216-224, December 2001. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., Marchand, J., "Effect of Speciation on the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Nonreactive Porous Systems," Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 1837-1845, December 2001. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., Natesaiyer, K., Hover, K.C., "The Stereological and Statistical Properties of Entrained Voids in Concrete: A Mathematical Basis for Air Void System Characterization," Materials Science of Concrete VI, S. Mindess and J. Skalny, eds., American Ceramic Society, pp. 129-215, 2001. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E., "Contributions of NIST/NBS Researchers to the Crystallography of Construction Materials," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 106, No. 6, 1051, Nov-Dec. 2001. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E., "Scanning Electron Microscopy in Concrete Petrography," Materials Science of Concrete Special Volume: Calcium Hydroxide in Concrete. Proceedings. Workshop on the Role of Calcium Hydroxide in Concrete, November 1-3, 2000, Anna Maria Island, Florida, Jan Skalny, Juraj Gebauer and Ivan Odler, eds., The American Ceramic Society, 735 Ceramic Place, Westerville, OH 43081, 2001. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E. and Leigh, S., "Compositional Analysis of NIST Reference Material Clinker 8486," Accuracy in Powder Diffraction III. Conference Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, April 22-25, 2001, Poster #2, 2001. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E., Bright, D.S., Garboczi, E.J., "Finite Element Stress Computations Applied to Images of Damaged Concrete: A Possible New Diagnostic Tool for Concrete Petrography," Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Cement Microscopy, April 29-May 4, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2001. (PDF Version)

Stutzman, P.E. and Raz, J., "Building Stone of American: The Stone Wall", internet web site, 2001.

Stutzman, P.E., Raz., J., "Building Stones of America: 50 Years of the NIST Stone Test Wall," Association for Preservation Technology International Newsletter, Washington, DC Chapter, February-March, 2001. (reprinted with permission of the NCPTT) (PDF Version)

Sung L., Nadal, M.E., Stutzman, P.E. and McKnight, M.E., "Characterization of Coating Microstructure Using Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy," Proceedings. American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Fall Meeting, August 20-24, Washington, DC, 2000. (PDF Version)

Torrents, J.M., Mason, T.O., Peled, A., Shah, S.P. and Garboczi, E.J.. "Analysis of the impedance spectra of short conductive fiber composites," Journal of Materials Science, 36, (16), pp. 4003-4012, August, 2001. (PDF Version)

2000

Bentz, D.P., Forney, G.P., User's Guide to the NIST Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory. Version 1.0 NISTIR 6583, U.S. Department of Commerce, November 2000.

Bentz, D.P., A Computer Model to Predict the Surface Temperature and Time-of-Wetness of Concrete Pavements and Bridge Decks NISTIR 6551, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 2000.

Bentz, D.P., Feng, X., Haecker, C.-J., Stutzman, P.E., Analysis of CCRL Proficiency Cements 135 and 136 Using CEMHYD3D NISTIR 6545, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 2000.

Bentz, D.P., CEMHYD3D: A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development Modelling Package. Version 2.0 NISTIR 6485, U.S. Department of Commerce, April 2000.

Bentz, D.P., and Hansen, K.K., Preliminary Observations of Water Movement in Cement Pastes During Curing Using X-ray Absorption, Cement and Concrete Research, 30 (7), 1157-1168, 2000.

Bentz, D.P., Influence of Silica Fume on Diffusivity in Cement-Based Materials. II. Multi-Scale Modeling of Concrete Diffusivity, Cement and Concrete Research, 30 (7), 1121-1129, 2000.

Bentz, D.P., Fibers, Percolation, and Spalling of High Performance Concrete, ACI Materials Journal, 97 (3), 351-359, 2000.

Carino, N.J. and Meeks, K.W., "Curing of High-Performance Concrete for Strength: What Is Sufficient?", Repair, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Concrete Structures, and Innovations in Design and Construction, 4th International Conference. Proceedings. American Concrete Institute (ACI). ACI SP 193. September 2000, Seoul, Korea, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, Malhotra, V. M., Editor, 1-36 pp, 2000. (PDF Version)

Garboczi, E.J., and Berryman, J.G., New Effective Medium Theory for the Diffusivity or Conductivity of a Concrete Microstructure Model, Concrete Science and Engineering, 2, 88-96, 2000.

Phan, L.T. and Carino, N.J., "Fire Performance of High Strength Concrete: Research Needs", Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering. ASCE/SEI Structures Congress 2000. Proceedings. May 8-10, 2000, Philadelphia, PA, Elgaaly, M., Editor, 2000. (PDF Version)

1999

Bentz, D.P., and Snyder, K.A., Protected Paste Volume in Concrete: Extension to Internal Curing Using Saturated Lightweight Fine Aggregate, Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (11), 1863-1867, 1999.

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., Haecker, C.J., and Jensen, O.M., Effects of Cement Particle Size Distribution on Performance Properties of Portland Cement-Based Materials, Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (10), 1663-1671, 1999.

Bentz, D.P., and Haecker, C.J., An Argument for Using Coarse Cements in High Performance Concretes, Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (4), 615-618, 1999.

Carino, N.J., "Nondestructive Techniques to Investigate Corrosion Status in Concrete Structures," Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 13, No. 3, 96-106, August 1999. (PDF Version)

Meeks, K., and Carino, N., Curing of High-Performance Concrete: Report of the State of the Art, NISTIR 6295, U.S. Department of Commerce, March 1999. (PDF Version)

1998

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., and Lagergren, E.S., Multi-Scale Microstructural Modelling of Concrete Diffusivity: Identification of Significant Variables, Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, 20 (1), 129-139, 1998.

Bentz, D.P., Waller, V., and De Larrard, F., Prediction of Adiabatic Temperature Rise in Conventional and High-Performance Concretes Using a 3-D Microstructural Model, Cement and Concrete Research, 28 (2), 285-297, 1998.

Ferraris, C.F., and Lobo, C., Processing of High Performance Concrete, Concrete International, 20 (4), 61-64, 1998.

Garboczi, E.J., and Bentz, D.P., Multi-Scale Analytical/Numerical Theory of the Diffusivity of Concrete, Advanced Cement-Based Materials, 8, 77-88, 1998.

Lippiatt, B.C., "BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability): Balancing Environmental and Economic Performance," Construction Specifier, pp. 35-42, April 1998. (PDF Version)

Phan, L.T., and Carino, N.J., A Review of Mechanical Properties of HSC at Elevated Temperatures, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 10 (1), 58-64, 1998. (PDF Version)

Phan, L.T., and Peacock, R., Experimental Plan for Mechanical Properties of HSC at Elevated Temperature, NISTIR 6210, U.S. Department of Commerce, Sept. 1998. (PDF Version)

Snyder, K.A., A Numerical Test of Air Void Spacing Equations, Advanced Cement-Based Materials, 8, 28-44, 1998.

Vichit-Vadakan, W., Carino, N.J., and Mullings, G.M., Effect of Elastic Modulus of Capping Material on Measured Strengh of High-Strength Concrete Cylinders, Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, 20 (2), 1998. (PDF Version)

1997

Bentz, D.P., Snyder, K.A., and Stutzman, P.E.,Hydration of Portland Cement: The Effects of Curing Conditions, Proceedings, 10th Int'l. Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Vol. 2, H. Justnes (ed.), 2ii078 (8 pp.), 1997.

Bentz, D.P., Three-Dimensional Computer Simulation of Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 80 (1), 3-21, 1997.

Ehlen, M.A., The Life-Cycle Costs of New Construction Materials, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 3 (4), 129-133, 1997.

Ferraris, C.F., and de Larrard, F., Testing and Modeling of Fresh Concrete Rheology, NISTIR 6094, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997.

Martys, N., and Ferraris, C.F., Capillary Transport in Mortars and Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 27 (5), 747-760, 1997.

Phan, L.T., Carino, N.J., Duthinh, D., and Garboczi, E.J., International Workshop on Fire Performance of High-Strength Concrete, NIST, Maryland, Feb. 13-14, 1997. Proceedings., NIST Special Technical Publication 919, 164 pp., 1997.

1996

Bentz, D.P., Clifton, J.R., and Snyder, K.A., A Prototype Computer-Integrated Knowledge System: Predicting Service Life of Chloride-Exposed Steel-Reinforced Concrete, Concrete International, 18 (12), 42-47, 1996.

Ferraris, C.F., Measurement of Rheological Properties of High Performance Concrete: State of the Art Report, NISTIR 5869, U.S. Department of Commerce, July 1996.

Ferraris, C.F., Guide to a Format for Data on Chemical Admixtures in a Materials Property Database, NISTIR 5796, U.S. Department of Commerce, April 1996.

Garboczi, E.J., and Bentz, D.P., Modelling of the Microstructure and Transport Properties of Concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 10 (5), 293-300, 1996.

Phan, L.T., Fire Performance of High-Strength Concrete: A Report of the State-of-the-Art, NISTIR 5934, U.S. Department of Commerce, Dec. 1996.

Stutzman, P.E., Guide for X-ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Portland Cement and Clinker, NISTIR 5755, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996.

1995

Bentz, D.P., A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Program. I. Hydration Rate, Heat of Hydration, and Chemical Shrinkage, NISTIR 5756, U.S. Department of Commerce, November, 1995.

Bentz, D.P., Quenard, D.A., Baroghel-Bouny, V., Garboczi, E.J., and Jennings, H.M., Modelling Drying Shrinkage of Cement Paste and Mortar Part 1. Structural Models from Nanometres to Millimetres, Materials and Structures, 28, 450-458, 1995.

Carino, N.J., and Clifton, J.R. Prediction of Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Structures, NISTIR 5634, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995.

Clifton, J.R., Pommersheim, J.M., and Snyder, K.A., Long-Term Performance of Engineered Concrete Barriers, NISTIR 5690, U.S. Department of Commerce, July 1995.

Coverdale, R.T., Christensen, B.J., Jennings, H.M., Mason, T.O., Bentz, D.P., and Garboczi, E.J., Interpretation of Impedance Spectroscopy of Cement Paste Via Computer Modelling. Part 1. Bulk Conductivity and Offset Resistance, Journal of Materials Science, 30, 712-719, 1995.

Ferraris, C.F., Alkali-Silica Reaction and High Performance Concrete, NISTIR 5742, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 1995.

Garboczi, E.J., Schwartz, L.M., and Bentz, D.P., Modelling the Influence of the Interfacial Zone on the D.C. Electrical Conductivity of Mortar, Advanced Cement-Based Materials, 2, 169-181, 1995.

Halamickova, P., Detwiler, R.J., Bentz, D.P., and Garboczi, E.J., Water Permeability and Chloride Ion Diffusion in Portland Cement Mortars: Relationship to Sand Content and Critical Pore Diameter, Cement and Concrete Research, 25 (4), 790-802, 1995.

Martys, N., Survey of Concrete Transport Properties and their Measurement, NISTIR 5592, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995.

Snyder, K.A., and Clifton, J.R., 4SIGHT Manual: A Computer Program for Modelling Degradation of Underground Low Level Waste Concrete Vaults, NISTIR 5612, U.S. Department of Commerce, June 1995.

Stutzman, P.E., and Centeno, L., Compositional Analysis of Beneficiated Fly Ashes, NISTIR 5598, U.S. Department of Commerce, May, 1995.


For more information, contact:

Dr. Edward Garboczi
E-mail: edward.garboczi@nist.gov

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