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Materials

Concrete / cement

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

Accelerated Weathering Laboratory: Metrology and Technology Transfer

Ongoing
Objective By 2027, validate and implement the NIST Accelerated Weathering Laboratory (AWL) technology for conducting accurate and traceable aging experiments. By 2028, transfer the SPHERE technology to industrial stakeholders. Technical Idea A NIST Accelerated Weathering Laboratory (AWL) has been

Carbon Capture, Use, and Sequestration

Ongoing
NIST develops benchmark materials, measurements, data, and models to accelerate innovation in and validate performance of materials and technologies for carbon capture and carbon sequestration in building materials.

Engineered Materials for Resilient Infrastructure Program

Ongoing
Objective - To develop and deploy measurement science to reliably assess the current and future performance of engineered materials in support of resilient infrastructure given exposure to chronic (e.g., materials degradation) and episodic (e.g., earthquakes) hazards. What is the technical idea? To
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Advanced Cements and Concretes Consortium

Ongoing
For more information visit the NIST Carbon Capture and Carbon Sequestration project page. consortium goals The initial focus of this consortium is to evaluate, develop, and standardize methods to characterize and quantify the carbon and carbonates in new cements and concretes. Test methods to

Publications

Software

MicroChar

MicroChar

(Return to Cement Hydration and Degradation Modeling Software) Accurate quantitative data on cement and clinker microstructure images can prove valuable for

Awards