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The objective of the Sustainable Engineered Materials Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science for sustainable materials … more

This project will develop measurement science to support the development of industry consensus standards for service life prediction of … more

This project will develop measurement science and standards for service life prediction of filled polymeric materials used in the infrastructure … more

This research will enable commercialization of a reduced flammability, inexpensive, and EHS [1] compliant polyurethane foam and a high smoldering … more

Sustainable concrete construction design for durability requires performance-based knowledge of expected durability and service life … more

An effective strategy for making a more “green” concrete is to replace the portland cement (the binding component with large … more

The 1-meter guarded hot-plate apparatus measures thermal conductivity of building insulation. This facility provides for absolute measurement of … more

In the artificial ultraviolet (UV) weathering of materials, a need exists for weathering devices that can uniformly illuminate test specimens with … more

The educational version of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (eVCCTL) software provides a virtual testing laboratory environment … more

The 4SIGHT computer program combines electro-diffusive transport, permeation, and chemical reaction to predict the ingress of external species … more