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Edward Garboczi, Mohammad Balapour, Thiha Thway, Grace Hsuan, Yaghoob Farnam, Newell Moser
This study characterizes the engineering properties of lightweight aggregate (LWA) manufactured from low calcium (F-FA) and high calcium (C-FA) waste fly ash that were designed using a previously-developed thermodynamics-guided process. LWA properties that
Nancy Lin, Stephanie Servetas, Scott Jackson, Katrice Lippa, Kirsten Parratt, Philip Mattson, Clare Beahn, Mia Mattioli, Sally Gutierrez, Michael Focazio, Ted Smith, Paul Storella, Sarah Wright
Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor biological and chemical contaminants on a community level in support of public health and safety decisions. Wastewater surveillance has recently been shown highly effective for the early detection
Edward Garboczi, Mohammad Balapour, Mohammad Khaneghahi, Yick Hsuan, Diana Hun, Yaghoob Farnam
In this study, an off-spec fly ash-based spherical lightweight aggregate (LWA), designated SPoRA, was manufactured through a pilot-scale production and its engineering properties, including specific gravity, dry rodded unit weight, water absorption
Jake Benzing, Nicholas Derimow, Enrico Lucon, Dash Weeks
In the framework of a collaborative project between ASME, NASA, and NIST, quasi-static fracture toughness tests have been performed at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K, or -196 °C) and liquid helium temperature (4 K, or -269 °C) on weld specimens
Edward Garboczi, Sharu Kandy, Iman Mehdipour, Narayanan Neithalath, Aditya Kumar, Mathieu Bauchy, Samanvaya Srivastava, Torben Gaedt, Gaurav Sant
Extrusion-based 3D printing with rapidly hardening polymeric materials is capable of building almost any conceivable structure. However, concrete, one of the most widely used materials for large-scale structural components, is generally based on inorganic
Based on the collaborative framework established between ASME, NASA, and NIST, quasi-static tensile tests were performed in liquid nitrogen (77 K) and liquid helium (4 K) on tensile specimens extracted from the centers of four welded 316L stainless steel
Given the recent focus on recovery-based design, this study examines the effect of increased design strength and stiffness requirements on the functional recovery performance for a set of eight reinforced concrete moment frame archetypes. Each archetype is
Lingnan Lin, Marylia Duarte Batista, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti
Pressure losses in pipe fittings are important design information for sizing pipelines and selecting pumps. Currently, there is no standard method of test for determining the pressure loss of pipe fittings. To assist future development of a standard method
Lingnan Lin, Marylia Duarte Batista, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti
Pressure losses in pipe fittings are important design information for sizing pipelines and selecting pumps. Currently, there is no standard method of test for determining the pressure loss of pipe fittings. To assist future development of a standard method
Toritseju Omaghomi, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Gary Klein, Steven Buchberger
At the 2021 ASPE Technical Symposium held last September in San Diego, four experts convened a panel session to discuss the next steps in the evolution of the WDC to estimate peak water demands. The panel session, entitled "Extending the Water Demand
The widespread deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) makes energy demand and generation more dynamic than before. The most prominent existing tariffs systems, flat-rate and time-of-use (TOU), are not designed to let retail prices reflect
Climate change can accelerate infrastructure deterioration in coastal areas because increased temperature and humidity can promote steel corrosion. This study (1) projects corrosion rate changes for reinforced concrete and steel structures in 223 coastal
A high-level review was conducted of design criteria in the United States for major components of the built environment for selected design and construction codes, reference standards, and best practices. The intent of the review is to gauge the expected
Thomas P. Moffat, Nicole Ritzert, David Raciti, Brian Tackett, Nicholas Brady
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in aqueous media offers an important path to more sustainable carbon utilization. Optimization of this process relies on a detailed understanding of the dynamics of boundary layer chemistry, e.g., pH, adjacent to the
Gretchen Greene, Jared Ragland, Zachary Trautt, June W. Lau, Raymond Plante, Joshua Taillon, Adam Abel Creuziger, Chandler A. Becker, Joe Bennett, Niksa Blonder, Lisa Borsuk, Carelyn E. Campbell, Adam Friss, Lucas Hale, Michael Halter, Robert Hanisch, Gary R. Hardin, Lyle E. Levine, Samantha Maragh, Sierra Miller, Chris Muzny, Marcus William Newrock, John Perkins, Anne L. Plant, Bruce D. Ravel, David J. Ross, John Henry J. Scott, Christopher Szakal, Alessandro Tona, Peter Vallone
Instrumentation generates data faster and in higher quantity than ever before, and interlaboratory research is in historic demand domestically and internationally to stimulate economic innovation. Strategic mission needs of the NIST Material Measurement
Jazalyn Dukes, David Goodwin, Siamak Sattar, Li Piin Sung
FR composites have become popular for use as retrofit solutions for buildings and infrastructure due to their ease of application, lightweight properties, and corrosion resistance. However, there are still many research needs in this area that hinder wider
Cybersecurity has been a topic of increasing importance for several years. While fully securing a large and complex system can be very complicated, there are some basic precautions that can easily be applied to any system, and some basic precautions that
Martin Serrano, Edward Griffor, David A. Wollman, Michael Dunaway, Martin Burns, Sokwoo Rhee, Chris Greer
This publication presents research findings and scientific work that advance the development and progression of smart city and community measurement methodology. The term 'smart,' as used in the phrase 'smart cities,' is defined here as the efficient use
James McCarthy, Don Faatz, Eileen Division, Nik Urlaub, John Wiltberger, Tsion Yimer
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) refers to the application of instrumentation and connected sensors and other devices to machinery and vehicles in the transport, energy, and other critical infrastructure sectors. In the energy sector, distributed
Strap-braced, cold-formed steel framed walls are frequently used as the lateral force resisting system in cold-formed steel construction. While the behavior of these walls has been studied under lateral loading and (to a lesser extent) under fire
Jonathan Pearce, Richard Rusby, Kazuaki Yamazawa, Stefan Rudtsch, L Iacomini, Giuseppina Lopardo, D Rodney White, Weston L. Tew
This document is a part of guidelines, prepared by the Consultative Committee for Thermometry, on the techniques for approximating the International Temperature Scale of 1990. It collates information on industrial platinum resistance thermometry. The