CEE Faculty Profile

Kimberly E. Kurtis

COE ADVANCE Professor

Affinity Group: Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials

Office: Mason 315
Phone: 404/385-0825
Email: kimberly.kurtis@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://people.ce.gatech.edu/~kkurtis/

Dr.Kimberly (Kim) E. Kurtis is Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, where she joined the faculty in January 1999. Dr. Kurtis earned her BSE (1994) in Civil Engineering from Tulane University under a Deans Honor Scholarship and her PhD (1998) in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, where she was a Henry Hilp Fellow and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow.  Dr. Kurtis’s innovative research on the multi-scale structure and performance of cement-based materialshas resulted in more than 100 technical publications and two US patents. In addition to her technical and educational service contributions at the American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Ceramics Society (ACerS), Portland Cement Association (PCA), Transportation Research Board (TRB), American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), she has held two leadership positions – Chairman of ACI Committee 236: Materials Science of Concrete (2006-present) and Chair of American Ceramic Society’s Cements Division (2008-2009) – central to advancing science-based research on cement-based materials. Dr. Kurtis has served as Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and is Editorial Board member of Cement and Concrete Composites. She has been honored with ACI’s Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award (2005) and the ACI James Instruments Award for Research on NDE of Concrete (2008). Dr. Kurtis is Fellow of the American Concrete Institute and the American Ceramics Society. 

Research Interests

  • Nano/microstructure, properties, and durability of cement-based materials
  • Development of novel methods for multiscale characterization of infrastructure materials
  • High performance concrete
  • Fiber-cement composites
  • Applications of nondestructive evaluation methods to cementbased materials

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1998.
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1995.
  • B.S.E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tulane University, 1994.

Honors

  1. Fellow, American Ceramics Society, 2011.
  2. Award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM, 2010. (for Garas, Kahn, and Kurtis, ASTM J. Test. Eval. V38(6),pp.1-9.)
  3. Fellow, American Concrete Institute, 2010.
  4. ACI James Instruments Award for Research on NDE of Concrete, 2008. (for Chen, Jayapalan, Kurtis, Kim, and Jacobs, J. ACI Materials, V.106(4): 340-8.)
  5. Sigma Xi “Best Paper” Award, Tennessee Technological University, 2007. (for Mohr, Biernacki, Kurtis, CCR, V.36:1240-51.)
  6. ACI Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, 2005.

Articles

  1. B.Y. Lee and K.E. Kurtis, “Acceleratory effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Belite Hydration”, Journal of the American Ceramics Society, January 2012, V95(1):365-8.
  2. K.J. Lesnicki, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Characterization of ASR Damage in Concrete using Nonlinear Impact Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy Technique”, NDT&E, December 2011, V.44:721-7.
  3. J. Chen, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, L. Jacobs, “Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Nonlinear Resonance Vibration of Cementitious Materials with an Application to Damage Characterization,” J. Acoust. Soc. of Am., November 2011, V.130(5):2728:37.
  4. R.D. Moser, P.M. Singh, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Prestressing Steels considering Crevice Effects and Surface Imperfections,” June 2011, Corrosion, V.67(6):12p. doi:10.5006/1.3595096.
  5. R.J. Fragaszy, J.C. Santamarina, A. Amekudzi, D. Assimaki, R. Bachus, S.E.Burns, M.S. Cha, G.C. Cho, D.D. Cortes, S. Dai, D.N. Espinoza, L. Garrow, H. Huang, J.W. Jung, S.H. Kim, K. Kurtis, C.H. Lee, C.R. Pasten, H. Phadnis, G. Rix, H.S. Shin, M.C. Torres, C, Tsouris, “Sustainability: Potential Roles for Geotechnical Engineering”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, April 2011, V15(4):611-21.
  6. R. DesRoches, J.J. Gresham, and K.E. Kurtis, “Breaking the reconstruction logjam: Haiti urged to recycle concrete rubble”, American Ceramic Society Bulletin, January/February 2011, V.90(1):20-26.
  7. R.D. Moser, A.R. Jayapalan, V.Y. Garas, and K.E. Kurtis, “Assessment of Binary and Ternary Blends of Metakaolin and Class C Fly Ash for Alkali-Silica Reaction Mitigation in Concrete”, Cem. Conc. Res., December 2010, V.40(12):1664-72.
  8. B.D. Kosbab and K.E. Kurtis, “Effect of Calcium Chloride and Initial Curing Temperature on Expansion caused by Sulfate Attack”, J. ACI Materials, November/December 2010, V.107(6):634-41.
  9. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis “High-Strength Self-Curing Low-Shrinkage Concrete for Pavement Applications,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, October 2010, V. 11(5):333-42 (invited).
  10. B.Y. Lee and K.E. Kurtis, “Influence of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Early C3S Hydration”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, October 2010, V.93(10):3399-3405.
  11. A.R. Jayapalan, B.Y. Lee, S.M. Fredrich, and K.E. Kurtis, “Influence of Nano-Anatase TiO2 Additions on Early Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials”, Transportation Research Record, 2010, No. 2141, V1:41-6.
  12. V.Y. Garas, A.R. Jayapalan, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Multi-Scale Investigation of the Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Tensile Creep of Ultra-high Performance Concrete: Preliminary Assessment”, Transportation Research Record, 2010, No. 2141, VI:82-88.
  13. V.Y. Garas, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Tensile Creep Test for Concrete: Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete”, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, June 2010, V38(6),pp.1-9.
  14. J. Chen, A.R. Jayapalan, J.-Y. Kim, L.J. Jacobs, and K.E. Kurtis, “Rapid evaluation of alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates using a nonlinear resonance spectroscopy technique,” Cement and Concrete Research, June 2010, V.40(6): 914-923.
  15. R. Kmack, K.E. Kurtis, L.J. Jacobs, and J.-Y. Kim, “Characterization of Air Voids in Fresh Cement Paste using Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing”, Journal of ASTM International, invited contribution for special issue on Freeze/Thaw Durability, January 2010, V.7(1):.
  16. L.F. Kahn and K.E. Kurtis, “Self-Consolidating Concrete in Congested Sections: Mix Characteristics and Assessment of Performance”, PCI Journal, Winter 2010, V.55(1):79-96.
  17. B.J. Mohr, K.L. Hood, and K.E. Kurtis, “Mitigation of Alkali-Silica Expansion in Pulp Fiber Mortar Composites”, Cement and Concrete Composites, October 2009, V31(9):677-81.
  18. C.-W. In, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Characterization of Ultrasonic Rayleigh Surface Waves in Asphalt Concrete”, NDT&E International, October 2009, V42(7):610-7.
  19. V.Y. Garas, A. Jayapalan, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Multi-Scale Investigation of the Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Tensile Creep of Ultra-high Performance Concrete: Preliminary Assessment”, International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, September 2009, V.3(2/3):187-200. (invited)
  20. J. Chen, A. Jayapalan, K.E. Kurtis, J.-Y. Kim, and L.J. Jacobs, “Nonlinear Wave Modulation Spectroscopy Method for Ultra-Accelerated Assessment of Alkali-Silica Reaction in Portland Cement Mortar”, J. ACI Materials, July/August 2009, V.106(4): 340-8.
  21. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Characterization of elastic and time-dependent deformations in high performance lightweight concrete by image analysis”, Cement and Concrete Research, July 2009 V.39(7):610-9.
  22. D. Giannantonio, J. Kurth, K.E. Kurtis, and P.A. Sobecky, “Analysis of the Fungal Colonization of Concrete and the Factors that Influence Biofouling”, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, April 2009, V.63(3):252-9.
  23. V.Y. Garas, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Short-term tensile creep of ultra-high performance concrete”, Cement and Concrete Composites, March 2009, V.31(3):137-142.
  24. D. Giannantonio, J. Kurth, K.E. Kurtis, and P.A. Sobecky, “Molecular Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms Inhabiting Concrete Structures”, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, January 2009, V. 63(1):30-40.
  25. N.A Johansen, M.J. Millard, A. Mezencevova, V.Y. Garas, and K.E. Kurtis, “New Method for Determination of Absorption Capacity of Internal Curing Agents,” Cement and Concrete Research, January 2009, V.39(1):65-8.
  26. V.Y. Garas and K.E. Kurtis, “Assessment of Methods for Optimising Ternary Blended Concrete containing Metakaolin”, Magazine of Concrete Research, September 2008, 60(7):499-510.
  27. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Effect of Internally Stored Water on Creep of High Performance Concrete,” J. ACI Materials, May/June 2008,V.105(3):303-11.
  28. M.J. Millard and K.E. Kurtis, “Effects of Lithium Nitrate Admixture on Early-Age Cement Hydration”, Cement and Concrete Research, April 2008, 38(4):500-510.
  29. X.Chen, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, J. Qu, S.C. Wu, and L.J. Jacobs “Characterization of progressive microcracking in Portland cement mortar using nonlinear ultrasonics”, NDT&E International, March 2008, 41(2):112-118.
  30. P.J.M. Monteiro and K.E. Kurtis, “Experimental Asymptotic Analysis of Expansion of Concrete Exposed to Sulfate Attack,” J. ACI Materials, January/February 2008, V.105(1):303-312.
  31. B.J. Mohr, J.J. Biernacki, and K.E. Kurtis, “Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Mitigating Degradation of Kraft Pulp Fiber-Cement Composites”, Cement and Concrete Research, November 2007, V.37(11):1531-1543.
  32. F. Lagier and K.E. Kurtis, “Influence of Portland Cement Composition on Early Age Reaction with Metakaolin”, Cement and Concrete Research, October 2007, V. 37(10):1411-7.
  33. J.M. Justice and K.E. Kurtis, “Influence of Metakaolin Surface Area on Properties of Cement-based Materials”, J. ASCE Materials in Civil Engineering, September 2007, V19(9):762-771.
  34. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Characterization of elastic and time-dependent deformations in normal strength and high performance concrete by image analysis,” Cement and Concrete Research, August 2007, V.37(8):1265-77.
  35. N.H.A. El-Ashkar, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, “Effect of Moisture State on Mechanical Behavior and Microstructure of Pulp Fiber-Cement Mortars”, J. ASCE Materials in Civil Engineering, August 2007, V.19(8):691-9.
  36. W. Punurai, J. Jarzynski, J. Qu, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Characterization of Intrinsic Absorption Losses in Cement Paste with Diffuse Ultrasound,” Mechanics Research Communications, April 2007, V.34 (3): 289-294.
  37. W. Punurai, J. Jarzynski, J. Qu,.J.-Y. Kim, L.J. Jacobs, and K.E. Kurtis, “Characterization of Multi-Scale Porosity in Cement Paste by Advanced Ultrasonic Techniques”, Cement and Concrete Research, January 2007, V37:38-46.
  38. W. Punurai, J. Jarzynski, J. Qu, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Characterization of Entrained Air Voids in Cement Paste with Scattered Ultrasound,” NDT&E International, V.39 (6):514-524, September 2006.
  39. B.J. Mohr, J.J. Biernacki, and K.E. Kurtis, “Microstructural and Chemical Changes in Pulp Fiber Cement Composites During Wet/Dry Cycling”, Cement and Concrete Research, V.36( 7):1240-1251, July 2006.
  40. B.J. Mohr, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, “Aligned Kraft Pulp Fiber Sheets for Reinforcing Mortar,” Cement and Concrete Composites, V.28(2):161-172, February 2006.
  41. N.H. El-Ashkar and K.E. Kurtis, “A New Simple and Practical Method to Characterize Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Cement-Based Composites,” J. ACI Materials, 103 (1): 33-44, January/February 2006.
  42. N.N. Naik, A.C. Jupe, S.R. Stock, A.P. Wilkinson, and K.E. Kurtis, “Sulfate Attack Monitored by MicroCT and EDXRD: Influence of Cement Type, Water-to-Cement Ratio, and Aggregate,” Cement and Concrete Research, January 2006, V.36(1):144-59.
  43. S. Peer, K.E. Kurtis, and R. Zoughi, “Evaluation of Microwave Reflection Properties of Cyclically Soaked Mortar Based on a Semi-Empirical Electromagnetic Model,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, October 2005, V.54(5):2049-2060.
  44. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, "Internal Curing in High Performance Concretes - a New Paradigm (in Spanish)" Revista Ingenieria de Construccion, August 2005, V.20(2):117-126
  45. B.J. Mohr, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, “Durability of Thermomechanical Pulp Fiber-Cement Composites to Wet/Dry Cycling,” Cement and Concrete Research, August 2005, V.35(8): 1646-9.
  46. B.J. Mohr, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, “Durability of Kraft Pulp Fiber-Cement Composites to Wet/Dry Cycling,” Cement and Concrete Composites, April 2005, V.27(4): 435-448.
  47. A.C. Jupe, S.R. Stock, P.L. Lee, N. Naik, K.E. Kurtis, and A.P. Wilkinson, “Phase Composition Depth Profiles using Spatially Resolved EDXRD,” J. Applied Crystallography, December 2004, V.37, Part 6: 967-976.
  48. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Creep and Shrinkage of High Performance Lightweight Concrete,” J. ACI Materials, September/October 2004, V.101(5):391-399.
  49. C.L. Collins, J.H. Ideker, G.S. Willis, and K.E. Kurtis, “Examination of the Effects of LiOH, LiCl, and LiNO3 on Alkali-Silica Reaction,” Cement and Concrete Research, August 2004, V.34(8):1403-1415.
  50. S. Peer, K.E. Kurtis, and R. Zoughi, “An Electromagnetic Model for Evaluating Temporal Water Distribution and Movement in Cyclically Soaked Mortar,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, April 2004, V.53(2):406-415.
  51. C.L. Collins, J.H. Ideker, and K.E. Kurtis, “Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy for In Situ Monitoring of Alkali-Silica Reaction,” Journal of Microscopy, Feb 2004, V.213(2):149-157.
  52. K.E. Kurtis, N.H. El-Ashkar, C.L. Collins, and N.N. Naik, “Examining Cement-Based Materials by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy,” Cement and Concrete Composites, October 2003, V.25(7):695-701.
  53. P.J.M. Monteiro and K.E. Kurtis, “Time to Failure for Concrete Exposed to Severe Sulfate Attack,” Cement and Concrete Research, July 2003, V.33(7):987-993.
  54. K.E. Kurtis and P.J.M. Monteiro, “Chemical Additives to Control Expansion of Alkali-Silica Reaction Gel: Proposed Mechanisms of Control,” Journal of Materials Science, May 2003, V.38(9): 2027-36.
  55. K.E. Kurtis and F.A. Rodrigues, “Early Age Hydration of Rice Hull Ash Cement Examined by Soft X-ray Microscopy,” Cement and Concrete Research, April 2003, V.33(4):509-515.
  56. S. Peer, J.T. Case, E. Gallaher, K.E. Kurtis, and R. Zoughi, “Microwave Reflection and Dielectric Properties of Mortar Subjected to Compression Force and Cyclically Exposed to Water and Sodium Chloride Solution,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, February 2003, V.52(1):111-118.
  57. S.R. Stock, N.N. Naik, A.P. Wilkinson, and K.E. Kurtis, “X-ray Microtomography (MicroCT) of the Progression of Sulfate Attack of Cement Paste,” Cement and Concrete Research, October 2002, V32(10):1673-5. Errata, December 2002, V.32(12): 2002.
  58. K.E. Kurtis, C.L. Collins, and P.J.M. Monteiro, “The Surface Chemistry of the Alkali-Silica Reaction: A Critical Evaluation and X-ray Microscopy,” Concrete Science and Engineering, March 2002, V4(13):2-11.
  59. K.E. Kurtis, K. Shomglin, P.J.M. Monteiro, J. Harvey, and J. Roesler, “Accelerated Test for Measuring Sulfate Resistance of Calcium Sulfoaluminate, Calcium Aluminate, and Portland Cements,” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, May/June 2001, V13:216-221.
  60. D. Corr, P.J.M. Monteiro, K.E. Kurtis, and A. Der Kiureghian, “Sulfate Attack of Concrete: A Reliability Analysis,” J. ACI Materials, March/April 2001, V98:99-104.
  61. R.M. Haj-Ali, K.E. Kurtis, and A.R. Sthapit, “Neural Network Modeling of Concrete Expansion During Long Term Sulfate Exposure,” J. ACI Materials, Jan/Feb 2001, V98:36-43.
  62. K.E. Kurtis, W. Meyer-Ilse, and P.J.M. Monteiro, “Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy for in situ Study of Corrosion,” Corrosion Science, August 2000, V42(9):1327-1336.
  63. E. Gartner, K.E. Kurtis, and P.J.M. Monteiro, “A Proposed Mechanism for C-S-H Growth Tested by X-ray Microscopy,” Cement and Concrete Research, May 2000, V30(5):817-822.
  64. K.E. Kurtis, P.J.M Monteiro, and S. Madanat, “Empirical Models to Predict Concrete Expansion Caused by Sulfate Attack,” J. ACI Materials, March/April, 2000, V97:156-161. Errata, November/December 2000, V97:713.
  65. K.E. Kurtis, P.J.M. Monteiro, J.T. Brown, and W. Meyer-Ilse, “Analysis of Deterioration Products Developed in Large Concrete Dams by High Resolution Transmission Soft X-ray Microscopy,” Journal of Microscopy, December 1999, V196: 288-298.
  66. K.E. Kurtis, P.J.M. Monteiro, J.T. Brown, and W. Meyer-Ilse, “Imaging of ASR gel by Soft X-ray Microscopy,” Cement and Concrete Research, March 1998, V28:411-421.
  67. K.E. Kurtis and C.K.H. Dharan, “Composite Fibers for External Reinforcement of Natural Stone,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, August 1997, V1, N3, 116-119.

Proceedings

  1. R.D. Moser, High-Strength Stainless Prestressing Steels: Preliminary Studies of Mechanical Behavior and Corrosion Resistance, ACI SP: Hope & Schupack Corrosion Symposium, ACI Convention, March 2012.
  2. P. Jongvisuttisun, C. Negrello, and K.E. Kurtis, Effect Processing Variables on the Efficiency of Eucalyptus Pulp Fiber for Internal Curing, ACI SP, ACI Convention, March 2012.
  3. N.N. Yeboah, A. Mezencevova, S.E. Burns, and K.E. Kurtis “Characterization and Productive Reuse of Waste Geomaterials in Fired Brick Production”, JGS 9th National Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Kyoto, Japan, October 8-9, 2011 (invited lecture).
  4. K.J. Lesnicki, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, L.J. Jacobs, “Characterization of Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete Specimens using a Nonlinear Vibration Technique”, Proc. 37h Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), AIP, San Diego, California, July 19-23, 2010, Vol. 30B, pp. 1267-1274, 2011.
  5. J. Chen, K.J. Lesnicki, K.E. Kurtis, J.-Y. Kim, L.J. Jacobs, “NDT Techniques for Characterizing Alkali-Silica Reaction in Standard Concrete Specimens – A Review”, Proc. 37h Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), AIP, San Diego, California, July 19-23, 2010, Vol. 30B, pp. 1275-1282, 2011.
  6. A.Mezencevova, N.N. Yeboah, A. Crotty, S.E. Burns, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis “Assessment of bricks produced from Savannah River sediment: A case study in 100% recycled content brick”, Proc. 11th North American Masonry Conference (NAMC), Minneapolis, MN, June 5-8, 2011.
  7. C.R. Shearer, N.N. Yeboah, K.E. Kurtis, and S.E. Burns, “The Early Age Behavior of Biomass Fired and Co-fired Fly Ash in Concrete“, Proc. World of Coal Ash, Denver, CO, May 9-12, 2011.
  8. C.R. Shearer, N. Yeboah, K.E. Kurtis, and S.E. Burns, “Investigation of biomass fly ash properties: Characterization and concrete durability performance”, Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Ancona, Italy, June 28 - June 30, 2010.
  9. N.A. Darraugh, J.Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Air Void Characterization through Ultrasonic Attenuation Using an Immersion Procedure”, Proc. 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), AIP, V.1211:1077-84.
  10. B.Y. Lee, M Treager, J. Thomas, and K.E. Kurtis, “Modeling the Influence of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Early C3S Hydration”, ACI SP267, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 2010.
  11. A.R Jayapalan, B.Y. Lee, and K.E. Kurtis, “Effect of nano-sized titanium dioxide on early age hydration of Portland cement”, Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction (NICOM3), Prague, June 2009.
  12. J. Chen, A.R. Jayapalan, J.-Y. Kim, K.E. Kurtis, and L.J. Jacobs, “Rapid Assessment of Alkali-Silica Reaction Damage in Cement Mortars by Nonlinear Acoustic Technique”, Proc. 35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), V.1096:1543-9.
  13. L.J. Lindquist, R.D. Moser, P.M. Singh, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Corrosion of Steel Girder Anchor Bolts, Proc. Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  14. V.Y. Garas, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Effect of steel fibers on the tensile creep and shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete”, Proc. CONCREEP8, Ise-Shima, Japan, September 30-October 2, 2008.
  15. J. Chen, A.R. Jayapalan, K.E. Kurtis, J.-Y. Kim and L. J. Jacobs, ”Ultra-Accelerated Assessment of Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity by Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques”, Pro. 13th ICAAR, Tromso, Norway, June, 2008.
  16. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “The Influence of Internal Curing on Basic Creep and Autogenous Shrinkage”, ACI SP256: Internal Curing of High Performance Concrete: Lab and Field Experiences, Eds. B. Mohr and D. Bentz, American Concrete Institute, Detroit.
  17. L.F. Kahn and K.E. Kurtis “Self-Consolidating Concrete in Congested Sections”, Proc. PCI National Bridge Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, October 22-24, 2007.
  18. M. Lopez, K.E. Kurtis, and L.F. Kahn, “Pre-wetted Lightweight Coarse Aggregate Reduces Long-term Deformations of High Performance Concrete”, Proc. Seventh CANMET/ACI International Conference on Durability of Concrete, Montreal, May 28-June 3, 2006, published in ACI SP 234-41, pp. 661-680, March 22, 2006.
  19. B.J. Mohr, L. Premenko, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, ”Examination of Wood-Derived Powders and Fibers for Internal Curing of Cement-Based Materials”, Proc. 4th International Seminar on Self-Desiccation and its Importance in Concrete Technology, Eds. B. Persson, D. Bentz, and L.O. Nilsson, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, June 20, 2005,pp. 229-244.
  20. J.M. Justice, L.H. Kennison, B.J. Mohr, S.L. Beckwith, L.E. McCormick, B. Wiggins, Z.Z. Zhang, and K.E. Kurtis, “Comparison of Two Metakaolins and Silica Fume Used as Supplementary Cementitious Materials”, Seventh International Symposium on Utilization of High-Strength/High Performance Concrete, SP-228, published by American Concrete Institute, Washington D.C., June 20-24, 2005, pp. 213-236.
  21. M. Lopez, L.F. Kahn, B. Buchberg, and K.E. Kurtis, “Creep and Shrinkage in High-Strength, Lightweight Concrete,” Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete, SP-227-15, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 2005, pp. 317-36.
  22. N.N. Naik, A.C. Jupe, S.R. Stock, A.P. Wilkinson, P.L. Lee, and K.E. Kurtis, “Sulfate Resistance of Cement-Based Materials: Influence of Composition and Exposure Conditions”, Proc. Inter. Conf. on Advances in Concrete Composites and Structures (ICACS), Chennai, India, January 6-8, 2005, pp. 189-196.
  23. S. Bramblett, L. Hamm, S. Usselman, M. Begovich, K.E. Kurtis, and W. Johnson, “Definitions, Interpretations, Data: Grading and Grade Inflation at a Research University,” Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum, Boston, May 30-June 2, 2004.
  24. B. Akuthota, R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, “Determination of Dielectric Property Profile in Cement-Based Materials Using Microwave Reflection and Transmission Properties,” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Como, Italy May 18-20, 2004.
  25. N.H. El-Ashkar, H. Nanko, and K.E. Kurtis, “Investigation of Flexural Properties of Wood Pulp Microfiber Cement-Based Composites,” Proc. International Conference on Performance of Construction Materials (ICPCM), Cairo, February 18-20, 2003.
  26. K.E. Kurtis, P.J.M. Monteiro, and W. Meyer-Ilse, “Examination of the Effect of LiCl on ASR Gel Expansion,” Proc. of the 11th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR), Quebec, June 11-16, 2000.
  27. K.E. Kurtis and P.K. Mehta, “An Investigation of the Mechanisms of Corrosion of Concrete Reinforcing Steel,” CANMET/ACI Fourth International Conference on Durability of Concrete, Sydney, August 1997, ACI, Farmington Hills, MI, p.535-554. (This article was translated into Italian and reprinted in L’industria italiana del Cemento, N.728, January, 1998, p.78-95.)

Patents

  1. Hiroki Nanko and Kimberly E. Kurtis, “Fiber Reinforced Mineral-based Materials and Methods of Making the Same,” International patent application PCT/US01/42979, U.S. patent 6966038, issued August 23, 2005.
  2. Reza Zoughi, Aaron D. Benally, Karl J. Bois, and Kimberly E. Kurtis, “Microwave Determination Related to a Material Such as Chloride Found in a Cement Based Composition,” U.S. patent 6614240 held by Colorado State University, issued September 2, 2003.