Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials, Workshop Summary Report

摘要

A workshop 'Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials' was held at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on March 18, 2011 with the purpose of identifying and ranking measurement science and services needs for overcoming technological barriers to the placement of cementitious materials. The workshop had wide participation from the construction industry and public sector agencies. The outcome of the workshop is a 5-year roadmap outlining Research & Development (R&D) measurement science and services needs of both private and public sectors to improve mixing, placement, consolidation, and finishability of cementitious materials. This roadmap also will provide a framework for the development of new standards and codes for workability measurements of cement-based materials. It will be used to guide NIST programs to ensure that measurement science keeps pace with technological innovation in the field of construction materials.