Journal of Materials Science

Special edition on materials for affordable housing and infrastructure
pp. 6895-6896(2)
Authors: Savastano, Holmer; Ghavami, Khosrow; Soboyejo, Wolé; Beye, Aboubaker

Materials selection for thermal comfort in passive solar buildings
pp. 6897-6907(11)
Authors: Thomas, J.; Algohary, S.; Hammad, F.; Soboyejo, W.

Affordable, safe housing based on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and a cementitious coating
pp. 6908-6916(9)
Authors: Lee, A.; Kelly, H.; Jagoda, R.; Rosenfeld, A.; Stubee, E.; Colaco, J.; Gadgil, A.; Akbari, H.; Norford, L.; Burik, H.

Bamboo and wood fibre cement composites for sustainable infrastructure regeneration
pp. 6917-6924(8)
Authors: Sudin, Rahim; Swamy, Narayan

Porosity and water permeability of rice husk ash-blended cement composites reinforced with bamboo pulp
pp. 6925-6937(13)
Authors: Souza Rodrigues, Conrado; Ghavami, Khosrow; Stroeven, Piet

Mechanical behavior of cement-based materials reinforced with sisal fibers
pp. 6938-6948(11)
Authors: Savastano, H.; Turner, A.; Mercer, C.; Soboyejo, W.

The development of an affordable Kgalagadi Sand building block (KSBB)—a position paper
pp. 6949-6955(7)
Authors: Masuku, Esau; Maedza, Botshelo

Experimental analysis of the effect of some compaction methods on mechanical properties and durability of cement stabilized soil
pp. 6956-6964(9)
Authors: Kenai, S.; Bahar, R.; Benazzoug, M.

Mechanical and durability properties of cement mortar with Algerian natural pozzolana
pp. 6965-6972(8)
Authors: Ghrici, M.; Kenai, S.; Meziane, E.

An investigation of the effects of mix strength on the fracture and fatigue behavior of concrete mortar
pp. 6973-6977(5)
Authors: Lou, J.; Bhalerao, K.; Soboyejo, A.; Soboyejo, W.

Production of rice husks composites with Acacia mimosa tannin-based resin
pp. 6978-6983(6)
Authors: Ndazi, B.; Tesha, J.; Karlsson, S.; Bisanda, E.

Some opportunities and challenges of producing bio-composites from non-wood residues
pp. 6984-6990(7)
Authors: Ndazi, B.; Tesha, J.; Bisanda, E.

Modeling bamboo as a functionally graded material: lessons for the analysis of affordable materials
pp. 6991-7004(14)
Authors: Silva, Emílio; Walters, Matthew; Paulino, Glaucio

The effect of photo-oxidation on thermal and fire retardancy of polypropylene nanocomposites
pp. 7005-7010(6)
Authors: Diagne, Magatte; Gueye, Mamadou; Dasilva, Anicet; Vidal, Loic; Tidjani, Adams

Mechanism of cyclohexene vapor curing polycarbosilane fibers
pp. 7011-7018(8)
Authors: Li, W.; Song, Y.; Mao, X.

Preparation of smart paper part I—formation of nylon microcapsules on paper surface using interfacial polymerization
pp. 7019-7024(6)
Authors: Ichiura, H.; Morikawa, M.; Ninomiya, J.

Effect of powder treatment on the crystallization behaviour and phase evolution of Al₂O₃-High ZrO₂ nanocomposites
pp. 7025-7032(8)
Authors: Rana, Raghunath; Pratihar, Swadesh; Bhattacharyya, Santanu

Ball milling-induced reduction of MoS₂ with Al
pp. 7033-7039(7)
Authors: Takacs, L.; Baláž, P.; Torosyan, A.

Oxidation behavior of silicon nitride sintered with Lu₂O₃ additive
pp. 7040-7044(5)
Authors: Jordache, Madeleine; Du, Henry

Determination of the effective Young`s modulus of cellular materials from hollow bronze spheres by means of dynamic resonant method
pp. 7045-7051(7)
Authors: Kupková, M.; Kupka, M.; Strobl, S.

The sliding wear behavior of TiC_p/AZ91 magnesium matrix composites
pp. 7052-7058(7)
Authors: Xiu, K.; Wang, H.; Sui, H.; Wang, Y.; Xu, C.; Wang, J.; Jiang, Q.

The influence of alcohol additives on the crystallization of ZrO₂ under hydrothermal conditions
pp. 7059-7063(5)
Authors: Qin, Dake; Chen, Hongling

Influence of substitution of phenyl group by naphthyl in a diphenylthiourea molecule on corrosion inhibition of cold-rolled steel in 0.5 M H₂SO₄
pp. 7064-7073(10)
Authors: Benali, O.; Larabi, L.; Mekelleche, S.; Harek, Y.

In situ imaging of ground granulated blast furnace slag hydration
pp. 7074-7081(8)
Authors: Juenger, M.; Monteiro, P.; Gartner, E.

Optimization of barium titanate nanopowder slip for tape casting
pp. 7082-7087(6)
Authors: Vinothini, V.; Singh, Paramanand; Balasubramanian, M.

Processing, crystallization and characterization of polymer derived nano-crystalline Si-B-C-N ceramics
pp. 7088-7095(8)
Authors: Kumar, Ravi; Cai, Y.; Gerstel, P.; Rixecker, G.; Aldinger, F.

Crystallization process and electro-optical properties of In₂O₃ and ITO thin films
pp. 7096-7102(7)
Authors: Adurodija, Frederick; Semple, Lynne; Brüning, Ralf

In situ sampling uncovers the dynamics of particle genesis and growth in an aerosol tube reactor
pp. 7103-7110(8)
Authors: Wasmund, Eric; Coley, Kenneth

Hygrothermal effects on the shear properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites
pp. 7111-7118(8)
Authors: Botelho, E.; Pardini, L.; Rezende, M.

Structural characterization of a novel spatially coherent crystalline nanocomposite obtained from a melt of KBr, RbCl, RbBr, KI and RbI salts
pp. 7119-7129(11)
Authors: Cordero-Borboa, A.; Mijangos, R.; Schabes-Retchkiman, P.

Heat effects on cements produced with GBSF and SS additives
pp. 7130-7140(11)
Authors: Özkan, Ömer

Metal assisted self-assembled nano sized porous 2-D structures incorporating malonic acid dihydrazide and melamine
pp. 7141-7144(4)
Authors: Mishra, Lallan; Pathak, Brajesh; Sastry, G.; Rao, S.

UV Raman studies on carbon nitride structures
pp. 7145-7149(5)
Authors: Ravindran, T.; Badding, J.

Microwave annealing for preparation of crystalline hydroxyapatite thin films
pp. 7150-7158(9)
Authors: Adams, Daniel; Malgas, Gerald; Smith, R.; Massia, S.; Alford, T.; Mayer, J.

Wettability of R(011¯2) single crystalline and polycrystalline α-Al₂O₃ substrates by Al-Si alloys over wide composition and temperature ranges
pp. 7159-7164(6)
Authors: Shen, Ping; Fujii, Hidetoshi; Nogi, Kiyoshi

Effect of contact geometry on compressive failure processes in sandwich structures
pp. 7165-7182(18)
Authors: Maruszewska, Witolda A.; Dear, John P.

The application of near infrared spectroscopy in the quality control analysis of glass/phenolic resin prepreg
pp. 7183-7189(7)
Authors: Li, Wei; Huang, Yu; Liu, Li; Jiang, Bo

Dielectric constant, magnetic permeability and microwave absorption studies of hot-pressed Ba-CoTi hexaferrite composites in X-band
pp. 7190-7196(7)
Authors: Singh, Praveen; Babbar, V.; Razdan, Archana; Srivastava, S.; Agrawal, V.; Goel, T.

Reaction kinetics and mechanical properties in the reactive brazing of copper to aluminum nitride
pp. 7197-7209(13)
Authors: Palit, D.; Meier, A.

Effect of malic and citric acid on the crystallisation of gypsum investigated by coupled acoustic emission and electrical conductivity techniques
pp. 7210-7217(8)
Authors: Ersen, A.; Smith, A.; Chotard, T.

A low temperature preparation and photocatalytical activities of PDVB@TiO₂ hybrid microspheres
pp. 7218-7224(7)
Authors: Liuxue, Zhang; Peng, Liu; Zhixing, Su

Synthesis, characterization and thermal history dependence of the polymorphic structure of nylon6/montmorillonite nanocomposites
pp. 7225-7231(7)
Authors: Zhao, Xiong-Yan; Wang, Ming-Zhu

Squeeze infiltration processing of nickel coated carbon fiber reinforced Al-2014 composite
pp. 7232-7239(8)
Authors: Rohatgi, Pradeep; Tiwari, Vindhya; Gupta, Nikhil

High temperature, spectral-directional emittance of high purity nickel oxidized in air
pp. 7240-7246(7)
Authors: Teodorescu, George; Jones, Peter; Overfelt, Ruel; Guo, Baojian

The fracture of wood under torsional loading
pp. 7247-7259(13)
Authors: Chen, Zheng; Gabbitas, Brian; Hunt, David