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• Long-term performance of engineered wood flooring with oriented strand board substrate

  Authors:Jean-Francois Bouffard, Pierre Blanchet, and Costel BarbutaFrom:Forest Products Journal (Vol. 60, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20103,520 words Article 1310LAbstract Plywood is widely used as a substrate in engineered wood flooring (EWF) construction. While the Canadian EWF industry largely relies on Baltic birch plywood (BBP), the development of an alternative substrate...

• Implication of end restraint in triaxial tests on the derivation of stress-dilatancy rule for soils having high compressibility

  Authors:S. Muraro and C. JommiFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 56, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20198,226 words Article 1600LConstitutive models for soils are developed and validated against laboratory tests assuming these give representative information on the true material behaviour. However, data from standard laboratory tests reflect the...

• Atmospheric corrosion of weathering steels. Overview for engineers. Part I: Basic concepts

  Authors:M. Morcillo, I. Diaz, H. Cano, B. Chico, and D. de la FuenteFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 213) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20, 201910,861 words Report 1600LABSTRACT The atmospheric corrosion of weathering steel (WS) has been extensively discussed in the scientific literature, but a comprehensive overview of this topic from an engineering viewpoint is currently lacking....

• Surface electrical resistivity and compressive strength of concrete with the use of waste foundry sand as aggregate

  Authors:Gustavo J.L. Coppio, Maryangela Geimba de Lima, Julia W. Lencioni, Luciana S. Cividanes, Paulo P.O.L. Dyer, and Silvelene A. SilvaFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 212) Peer-Reviewed

  July 10, 20195,293 words Article 1560LABSTRACT The steel industry generates large amounts of waste foundry sand (WFS) in landfills. Studies on the viability of using this residue as a fine aggregate have been carried out for asphalt mixtures. However,...

• Novel analytical method to determine factors causing unwanted sticking of glued wood particles onto machinery parts

  Authors:Alexandra Himsel, Ulrich Muller, Wolfgang Kantner, Johann Moser, Roland Mitter, and Hendrikus W.G. van HerwijnenFrom:Forest Products Journal (Vol. 65, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 20153,509 words Article 1300LAbstract "Sticking" of glued particles onto machine parts (blender, conveyor, forming station) during wood panel production increasingly occurs when applying low-emission aminoplastic adhesives. Therefore, a new and...

• ASTM and NACE agree on corrosion terminology standard

  From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 167, Issue 11-12) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 2009150 words Brief article 1280LThe two major organizations that develop corrosion standards--ASTM International and NACE International--have published a new corrosion terminology standard. NACE/ASTM G193-2009, "Terminology and Acronyms Relating to...

• ASTM International

  From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 164, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 200631 words Brief article 1030LASTM International has published a new volume, STP 1476, Pendulum Impact Machines: Procedures and Specimens. The book includes ten peer-reviewed papers that cover the latest information on pendulum impact machines....

• Validation of numerical ground water models used to guide decision making

  Author:Ahmed E. HassanFrom:Ground Water (Vol. 42, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-April 200413,088 words Article Many sites of ground water contamination rely heavily on complex numerical models of flow and transport to develop closure plans. This complexity has created a need for tools and approaches that can build confidence in...

• James A. Thomas

  From:Power Engineering (Vol. 96, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 199218 words Brief article James A. Thomas, executive vice president of ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), has been appointed president....

• Noise control provides sound design for open-plan offices

  Author:Maureen EatonFrom:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 36, Issue 1)

  Jan. 19951,956 words Article Many building products and systems can help reduce unwanted sound in offices, but those products and systems are often rendered ineffective by improper installation or implementation. The primary alternatives for...

• Mechanical behaviour of cement-treated sand

  Authors:K.A. Tariq and T. MakiFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 58) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 20144,250 words Article 1450LABSTRACT A study has been conducted to investigate the mechanical behaviour of cement-treated sand under compression and tension. Cylindrical and notched beam specimens were made by using high early strength cement,...

• Preliminary study on flakeboard panels made from aspen slash wood

  Authors:Yan Yu, Alan Rudie, and Zhiyong CaiFrom:Forest Products Journal (Vol. 60, Issue 7-8) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20103,549 words Article 1450LAbstract The disposal of forest-thinning residue is one of the major problems for sustainable forest management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the technical possibility of utilizing aspen logging slash...

• Effect of aspect ratio and dosage on the flexural response of FRC with recycled fiber

  Authors:Alejandro Meza and Salman SiddiqueFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 213) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20, 20194,681 words Article 1420LABSTRACT Recycled fibers (RF) have demonstrated a sustainable solution in the generation of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC), but their flexural performance is still under study. This paper shows the flexural behavior...

• Behavior of a hot mix asphalt made with recycled concrete aggregate and crumb rubber

  Authors:Marcio Muniz de Farias, Ferney Quinonez Sinisterra, and Hugo Alexander Rondon QuintanaFrom:Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Vol. 46, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20197,042 words Article 1490LAn experimental program was devised to evaluate the effect on the resistance of a hot mix asphalt, due to the total replacement of a natural aggregate (limestone--LS) by a recycled concrete aggregate (RCA). Two asphalt...

• Evaluation of mechanical and durability properties of fiber-reinforced lightweight geopolymer composites based on rice husk ash and nano-alumina

  Authors:Ehsan Mohseni, Mahyar Jafar Kazemi, Mahdi Koushkbaghi, Behnam Zehtab, and Babak BehforouzFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 209) Peer-Reviewed

  June 10, 20196,608 words Article 1490LABSTRACT In the current study, the physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber-reinforced lightweight geopolymer concretes are assessed. Geopolymer synthesis consists of rice husk ash (RHA) and...

• Tracking Raw Materials in Biopharma Manufacturing: Automated, electronic systems improve efficiency and prevent mistakes.

  Author:Jennifer MarkarianFrom:Pharmaceutical Technology Europe (Vol. 31, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20191,461 words Article 1430LRaw material tracking is a crucial component of making a quality product efficiently. Supply-chain visibility and documenting that raw materials meet quality specifications are both important. "Pharmaceutical and...

• Influence of Machine Anvil Wear on Charpy Test Results.

  Authors:Enrico Lucon and Raymond L. SantoyoFrom:Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Vol. 125) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 2020934 words Report 1450L1. Summary We investigated the influence of the state of wear of Charpy machine anvils on test results by performing impact tests on NIST specimens of three energy levels with a machine equipped with new anvils...

• Rotational performance of glulam bolted joints: Experimental investigation and analytical approach

  Authors:Zhan Shu, Zheng Li, Xiangsheng Yu, Jing Zhang, and Minjuan HeFrom:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 213) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20, 201911,721 words Article 1310LABSTRACT Glulam bolted joints with slotted-in steel plates are commonly seen type of joints for post and beam timber structures. This paper provides a systematic study on the rotational performance of glulam bolted...

• The American National Standards Institute

  From:Quality (Vol. 48, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2009143 words Brief article 1510LThe American National Standards Institute (ANSI, Washington, D.C.) Certificate Accreditation Program (ANSI-CAP) has selected ASTM E2659-09 Standard Practice for Certificate Programs as the standard against which...

• Book on bone grafting. (Product Marketplace)

  From:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Vol. 82, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 200388 words Brief article ASTM International has released Bone Graft Substitutes, a book that presents the clinical and scientific aspects of bone grafting and covers the practical issues of bringing promising new bone-graft substitutes to the...