Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

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This executive report presents a high-level, policy-oriented summary of the High-Performance CONstruction MATerials (CONMAT) implementation plan.

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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This report presents a detailed program to transform our nation's infrastructure.

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure: A Ten-Year Plan for Deploying High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure: A Ten-Year Plan for Deploying High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN:

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This report presents a detailed program to transform our nation's infrastructure. The Intended audience Is the Administration and Congress, other national policy makers, and government and industry leaders. Descriptions of major high-performance research and commercialization projects are provided by working groups representing ten different materials: aluminum, coatings, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, concrete, hot mix asphalt. masonry, roofing materials, smart material devices and monitoring systems, steel, and wood. The report builds on the 1991 National Civil Engineering Research Needs Forum organized by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) and the 1993 initial program plan as presented in High-Performonce Construction Materials ond Systems: An Essentiol Program for America and its infrastructure. The high-performance CONstruction MATerials and systems program (CONMAT) will create significant improvements in the nation's infrastructure and U.S. competitiveness in the construction market. The report concludes by reviewing the strong support that the Administration has shown the CONMAT research effort to date and recommends continued support from government, industry, and academia to support this critical initiative. (MM).

Action Plan

Action Plan
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 46
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474150

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Prepared by the Partnership for Building Innovation of CERF. Sponsored by CERF; National Institute of Standards and Technology; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This report presents the results of a planning effort to enhance the entry of building innovation into the marketplace and outlines an action plan for an enhanced national evaluation process. This enhanced evaluation process to identify new building technology should have these characteristics: uses the best expertise targeted to the specific technology being evaluated; evaluates technology to other than code requirements; is recognized by the international community; uses advanced information technology; is utilized by public and private building owners; and can evaluate all types of technologies and systems.

International Sourcebook for Construction Industry Product Assessment

International Sourcebook for Construction Industry Product Assessment
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474068

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Prepared by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation This report presents a summary of some of the key characteristics of 27 leading construction industry technical approval/evaluation organizations in the world. The report is based on a survey of 37 different approval/evaluation organizations. A summary analysis for each organization includes tabular presentations showing key organization characteristics and two-page profiles. The discussion includes types of product or services, types of evaluation, reporting mechanisms, international relationships, responsibility/liability issues, and evaluation processes.

Emerging Materials for Civil Infrastructure

Emerging Materials for Civil Infrastructure
Author: Roberto A. Lopez-Anido
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474938

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Prepared by the Emerging Materials Committee of the Materials Division of ASCE. This report presents a review of the state of the art on emerging materials for use in civil engineering infrastructure. Emerging materials include novel and new materials, as well as traditional materials with profound potential in new applications. A material or class of materials is considered "emerging" if its use has not yet progressed to a stage wherein well-established guidelines, codes, and specifications exist for its use. This report is conveniently divided into chapters that address specific classes of materials andØhighlight the most recent developments in materials technologies relevant to civil infrastructure.Ø Topics include: smart materials for civil engineering applications; fiber reinforced composites in civil infrastructure; emerging geomaterials for ground improvement; aluminum materials and the infrastructure; polymer concrete made with recycled plastics; state of the practice in asphalt technology; emerging uses for masonry materials; and emerging uses for window glass. The practicing engineer, student, or general reader will find this to be an easy-to-use reference for construction material systems that are being developed for use in civil engineering.

Construction Industry Research Prospectuses for the 21st Century

Construction Industry Research Prospectuses for the 21st Century
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474112

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Presented at Engineering and Construction for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century, held in Washington, D.C., February 4-8, 1996. Sponsored by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation. This report presents 38 prospectuses developed by industry experts from more than 25 countries as part of an international collaborative agenda for the construction industry to advance innovation in support of sustainable development. The prospectuses, or proposed collaborative projects, identify challenges facing the engineering and construction industry and the problems associated with implementing innovative technologies. The prospectuses also recommend solutions to these challenges; detail the benefits of these solutions; identify proposed collaborative partners; and estimate the cost and schedule associated with implementing these projects.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Evaluation of Thermocoax Piezoelectric Weigh-in-Motion Sensors

Evaluation of Thermocoax Piezoelectric Weigh-in-Motion Sensors
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784475072

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Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), a CERF Innovation Center. This report describes a program of installation, testing, and evaluation designed to determine the capabilities and limitations of Thermocoax's weigh-in-motion sensor.

Evaluation Findings of the MX 30 Pavement Marking Retroreflectometer

Evaluation Findings of the MX 30 Pavement Marking Retroreflectometer
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474808

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Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), a CERF service center. This report presents the results of a detailed evaluation ofØthe MX 30 pavement marking 30-meter retroreflectometer. The evaluation is designed to test the measurement bias, repeatability, and reproducibility of handheld and mobile retroreflectometers produced by several manufacturers.