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Sustainable, High Performance Infrastructure Materials Program
Last Updated Date: 01/02/2013 The objective of the Sustainable Engineered Materials Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science for sustainable materials … more
Service Life of Nano-Enabled Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Project
Last Updated Date: 01/02/2013 This project will develop measurement science to support the development of industry consensus standards for service life prediction of … more
Service Life Prediction of Filled Polymers Project
Last Updated Date: 01/02/2013 This project will develop measurement science and standards for service life prediction of filled polymeric materials used in the infrastructure … more
Reduced Ignition and Flame Spread with Nano-Engineered Foam Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 This research will enable commercialization of a reduced flammability, inexpensive, and EHS [1] compliant polyurethane foam and a high smoldering … more
Long Term Performance of Concrete Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 Sustainable concrete construction design for durability requires performance-based knowledge of expected durability and service life … more
Measurement Science to Assure the Performance of Green Concretes Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 An effective strategy for making a more “green” concrete is to replace the portland cement (the binding component with large … more
Measurement Science for Service Life Prediction of Polymers Used in Photovoltaic Systems Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 Standards for quantitatively characterizing the performance and predicting the service lives of polymeric materials and components used in … more
Surface Damage of Polymer Nanocomposites Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 By 2014, this project will develop and implement measurement science to characterize, model, and predict surface damage and nanofiller release as … more
Early-Age Performance of Concrete Project
Last Updated Date: 12/31/2012 Successfully delivering the desired early-age performance of concrete, upon which long-term prediction of sustainable performance depends, … more
Measurement Techniques for Advanced Insulation Project
Last Updated Date: 12/27/2012 The use of thermal insulation in building and equipment enclosures is a primary approach to reducing heating and cooling loads in buildings, which … more
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory
Last Updated Date: 11/02/2012 The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL) project develops and integrates state-of-the-art computational materials science tools … more
Physical Infrastructure: Connections
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2012 Using a complementary approach of experimental measurements and detailed finite element analysis, we will develop more realistic yet … more
Milli X-ray Fluorescence X-ray Spectrum Imaging Technique Development
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Significant improvements were made in the area of technique development for Eagle III mXRF since its initial installation in 2007. The diverse … more |
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