This monograph is an attempt to summarize what has been developed thus far in the computational materials science of concrete. Relevant experimental measurements of microstructure and properties are also covered. The monograph focuses on the work done by us, or in collaboration with us at NIST, as this has probably been the main (and almost the only) center for the computer modeling of the microstructure and properties of concrete since the 1990's. The situation as of 2003 is improving, with the growth of the industrial partners in the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory consortium (see button on main monograph page), and growing realization that experimental measurements of fundamental quantities promote the development and improvement of computer-based models, which in turn help to predict and interpret experiments.

Many people outside of NIST have contributed to the work. The main source of text in this monograph is published papers. We have kept the original authors' heading of each paper so that appropriate credit is given to the various contributors both within and outside NIST.

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