Tag: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Government agency recommends updates to U.S. building codes after study of Joplin tornado
Information gathered after an extensive study of the costliest tornado on record could lead to new building and construction standards as early as 2016. The May 22, 2011 tornado that ripped through Joplin, Missouri was rated EF-5—the most powerful rating available from the National Weather Service—with winds between 200 and 205 miles per hour. The […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
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Admixtures change PCC performance.
May 6, 2012
Interaction of cement grains (left) and microsilica fume (right) takes place at the nanoscale.
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