- Author
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Frohnsdorff, G. J. C.
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Clifton, J. R.
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Jennings, H. M.
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Brown, P. W.
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Struble, L. J.
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Pommersheim, J. M.
- Title
- Implications of Computer-Based Simulation Models, Expert Systems, Data Bases, and Networks for Advancing Cement Research.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA
- Journal
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Ceramic Bulletin,
Vol. 67,
No. 8,
1368-1371,
1988
- Keywords
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cements
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computer simulation
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computer models
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expert systems
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databases
- Abstract
- The use of new materials, construction practices, and designs have prompted a reexamination of traditional approaches to concrete technolgy. In addition, concrete structures are often used beyond their planned lifetimes, in functions for which they were not originally intended, or in harsher conditions than originally expected. There is, therefore, a need to develop improved methods and procedures for predicting the performance of cement and concrete. At the same time, rapid growth in the power and availability of computers raises questions about how they might be used to make concrete a more predictable and better performing material. The answers to these questions can suggest alternative ways to plan and organize cement research.