Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
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Published in 2023:

  • Namakiaraghi, P., McNally, L., Spragg, R. and Farnam, Y.A., 2023. Enhancing Tensile Response of Polymeric Elements Using Bioinspired 3D Printing: Studying the Effects of Printing Patterns and Process Parameters. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 12(1), pp.1-23.
  • He, J., Qiao, C. and Farnam, Y., 2023. Durability evaluation of reinforced concrete with surface treatment of soy methyl ester-polystyrene under freeze-thaw cycles and calcium chloride. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.104927.
  • Balapour, M. and Farnam, Y., Drexel University, 2023. Lightweight Aggregates Produced from Waste-Coal Combustion Ash. U.S. Patent Application 17/729,039.
  • Balapour, M. and Farnam, Y., Drexel University, 2023. Scale Up Manufacturing of Waste Coal Combustion Ash-Based Lightweight Aggregate. U.S. Patent Application 17/899,458.
Published in 2022:

  • Althoey, F., Balapour, M. and Farnam, Y., 2022. Reducing detrimental sulfate-based phase formation in concrete exposed to sodium chloride using supplementary cementitious materials. Journal of Building Engineering, 45, p.103639.
  • Althoey, F., Farnam, Y., Alyami, S.H. and Fenais, A., 2022. Deterioration in concrete exposed to sodium chloride and heat-cool cycling. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 361, p. 06002). EDP Sciences.
  • Balapour, M., Thway, T., Rao, R., Moser, N., Garboczi, E.J., Hsuan, Y.G. and Farnam, Y., 2022. A thermodynamics-guided framework to design lightweight aggregate from waste coal combustion fly ash. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 178, p.106050.
  • He, J., Thway, T. and Farnam, Y., 2022. Effectiveness of Soy Methyl Ester-Polystyrene as a Concrete Protectant on Mitigating the Chemical Interaction between Cement Paste and Calcium Chloride. Transportation Research Record, 2676(5), pp.373-387.
  • Balapour, M., Farnam, Y. and Hsuan, Y.G., Drexel University, 2022. Method of lightweight aggregates production from waste-coal combustion ash. U.S. Patent 11,345,634.
  • Balapour, M., Khaneghahi, M.H., Garboczi, E.J., Hsuan, Y.G., Hun, D.E. and Farnam, Y., 2022. Off-spec fly ash-based lightweight aggregate properties and their influence on the fresh, mechanical, and hydration properties of lightweight concrete: A comparative study. Construction and Building Materials, 342, p.128013.
  • Balapour, M., Thway, T., Moser, N., Garboczi, E.J., Hsuan, Y.G. and Farnam, Y., 2022. Engineering properties and pore structure of lightweight aggregates produced from off-spec fly ash. Construction and Building Materials, 348, p.128645.
Published in 2021:

  • Althoey, F., Stutzman, P., Steiger, M. and Farnam, Y., 2021. Thermo-chemo-mechanical understanding of damage development in porous cementitious materials exposed to sodium chloride under thermal cycling. Cement and Concrete Research, 147, p.106497.
  • Balapour, M., Mutua, A.W. and Farnam, Y., 2021. Evaluating the thermal efficiency of microencapsulated phase change materials for thermal energy storage in cementitious composites. Cement and Concrete Composites, 116, p.103891.
  • Balapour, M., Rao, R., Garboczi, E.J., Spatari, S., Hsuan, Y.G., Billen, P. and Farnam, Y., 2021. Thermochemical principles of the production of lightweight aggregates from waste coal bottom ash. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 104(1), pp.613-634.
Published in 2020:

  • Balapour, M., Zhao, W., Garboczi, E.J., Oo, N.Y., Spatari, S., Hsuan, Y.G., Billen, P. and Farnam, Y., 2020. Potential use of lightweight aggregate (LWA) produced from bottom coal ash for internal curing of concrete systems. Cement and Concrete Composites, 105, p.103428.
  • O’Hare, K.J., Pizzulli, G., Torelli, M., Balapour, M., Farnam, Y., Grace Hsuan, Y., Billen, P. and Spatari, S., 2020. Life Cycle Assessment of Lightweight Aggregates from Coal Ashes: A Cradle-to-Gate Analysis. In Concrete Durability and Service Life Planning: Proceedings of ConcreteLife’20 3 (pp. 47-51). Springer International Publishing.
  • Althoey, F. and Farnam, Y., 2020. Performance of calcium aluminate cementitious materials in the presence of sodium chloride. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(10), p.04020277.
  • Mutua, A.W., Balapour, M. and Farnam, Y., 2020. Towards development of nature-inspired thermo-responsive vascular composites: Analysis of polymeric composites. Construction and Building Materials, 259, p.120407.
Published in 2019:

  • M. Balapour,  W. Zhao, E.J. Garboczi, N.Y Oo, S. Spatari, G. Hsuan, P. Billen, and Y. Farnam (2019), Potential Use of Lightweight Aggregate (LWA) Produced from Bottom Coal Ash for Internal Curing of Concrete Systems, Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, Volume 105, pp. 1-12, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103428.
  • F. Althoey and Y. Farnam (2019), The effect of using supplementary cementitious materials on damage development due to the formation of a chemical phase change in cementitious materials exposed to sodium chloride, Construction and Building Materials Journal, Elsevier, Volume 210, pp. 685-695, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.230.
  • M. Ksara, R. Newkirk, S.K. Langroodi, F. Althoey, C. Sales, C. Schauer, and Y. Farnam (2019) Microbial Damage Mitigation Strategy in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Calcium Chloride Deicing Salts, Construction and Building Materials Journal, Elsevier, Volume 195, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.10.033.

Published in 2018:

  • F. Althoey, B. Wisner, A. Kontsos, and Y. Farnam (2018), Cementitious Materials Exposed to High Concentration of Sodium Chloride Solution: Formation of A Deleterious Chemical Phase Change, Construction and Building Materials Journal, Elsevier, Volume 167, pp. 543–552, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.02.066.
  • L. Nguyen, A.J. Moseson, Y. Farnam, and S. Spatari (2018), Effects of Composition and Transportation Logistics on Environmental, Energy and Cost Metrics for the Production of Alternative Cementitious Binders, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, Volume 185, 1, pp. 628-645, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.247.
  • Y. Shields, E. Garboczi, J. Weiss, and Y. Farnam (2018), Freeze-Thaw Crack Determination in Cementitious Materials Using 3D X-ray Computed Tomography and Acoustic Emission, Cement and Concrete Composite Journal, Elsevier, Volume 89, pp. 120–129, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.03.004.
  • P. Billen, M. Mazzotti, L. Pandelaers, N. Oo, W. Zhao, Z. Liu, J. Redus, I. Diaz, I. Bartoli, Y. Farnam, S. Spatari, Y. Hsuan (2018), Melt ceramics from coal ash: constitutive product design using thermal and flow properties, Resources, Conservation & Recycling Journal, Elsevier, Volume 132, pp. 168–177, doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.01.035.
  • H.S. Esmaeeli, Y. Farnam, J.E. Haddock, P.D. Zavattieri, J. Weiss (2018), Numerical Analysis of the Freeze-Thaw Performance of Cementitious Composites that Contain Phase Change Material (PCM), Materials and Design Journal, Elsevier, Volume 145, pp. 74-87, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.02.056.

Published in 2017:

  • Y. Farnam, H.S. Esmaeeli, P.D. Zavattieri, J. Haddock, J. Weiss (2017), Incorporating phase change materials in concrete pavement to melt snow and ice, Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, 84, pp. 134–145, doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.09.002.
  • Y. Farnam, B. Zhang, and J. Weiss (2017), Evaluating the Use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials to Mitigate Damage in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Calcium Chloride Deicing Salt, Cement and Concrete Composite Journal, Elsevier, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.05.003.
  • P. Suraneni, J. Monical, E. Unal, Y. Farnam, and J. Weiss (2017), Calcium Oxychloride Formation Potential in Cementitious Pastes Exposed to Blends of Deicing Salt, ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute, doi: 10.14359/51689607.
  • H.S. Esmaeeli, Y. Farnam, D. Bentz, P.D. Zavattieri, and J. Weiss (2017), Numerical Simulation of the Freeze-Thaw Behavior of Mortar Containing Deicing Salt Solution, Journal of Materials and Structures, Springer, Volume 50 (96), pp. 1-20, doi: 10.1617/s11527-016-0964-8.

Published in 2016:

  • R. Ghantous, Y. Farnam, E. Unal, and J. Weiss (2016), The Influence of Carbonation on the Formation of Calcium Oxychloride, Journal of Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, Volume 73, pp. 185-191, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2016.07.016.
  • J. Monical, E. Unal, T. Barrett, Y. Farnam, and W. Weiss (2016), Reducing Joint Damage in Concrete Pavements, Quantifying Calcium Oxychloride Formation, Journal of Transportation Research Record, TRB, Volume 2577, doi: 10.3141/2577-03.
  • Y. Farnam, C. Villani, T. Washington, M. Spence, J. Jain, and J. Weiss (2016), Performance of Carbonated Calcium Silicate based Cement Pastes and Mortars Exposed to NaCl and MgCl2 Deicing Salt, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 111, pp. 63-71, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.098.
  • J. Monical, C. Villani, Y. Farnam, E. Unal, and W. Weiss (2016), Using Low-Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Quantify Calcium Oxychloride Formation for Cementitious Materials in the Presence of CaCl2, Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1–15, doi: 10.1520/ACEM20150024.
  • L. Liston, Y. Farnam, M. Krafcik, J. Weiss, K. Erk, and B. Y. Tao (2016), Binary Mixtures of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters as Phase Change Materials for Low Temperature Applications, Journal of Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 96, pp. 501-507, doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.11.007.
  • Y. Farnam, M. Krafcik, L. Liston, T. Washington, K. Erk, B. Tao, and J. Weiss (2016), Evaluating the Use of Phase Change Materials in Concrete Pavement to Melt Ice and Snow, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 28(4), pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001439.

Published in 2015:

  • Y. Farnam, S. Dick, A. Wiese, J. Davis, D. Bentz, and J. Weiss (2015), The Influence of Calcium Chloride Deicing Salt on Phase Changes and Damage Development in Cementitious Materials, Journal of Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, Vol. 64, pp. 1-15, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2015.09.006.
  • C. Villani, Y. Farnam, T. Washington, J. Jain, and J. Weiss (2015), Conventional Portland Cement and Carbonated Calcium Silicate–Based Cement Systems: Performance During Freezing and Thawing in Presence of Calcium Chloride Deicing Salts, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2508, pp. 48-54. doi: 10.3141/2508-06.
  • Y. Farnam, M.R. Geiker, D. Bentz, and J. Weiss (2015), Acoustic Emission Waveform Characterization of Crack Origin and Mode in Fractured and ASR Damaged Concrete, Journal of Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, Vol. 59, pp. 135-145, doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2015.04.008.
  • Y. Farnam, H. Todak, R. Spragg, and J. Weiss (2015), Electrical Response of Mortar with Different Degrees of Saturation and Deicing Salt Solutions during Freezing and Thawing, Journal of Cement and Concrete Composite, Elsevier, Vol. 59, pp. 49-59, doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2015.03.003.
  • Y. Farnam, A. Wiese, D. Bentz, J. Davis, and J. Weiss (2015), Damage Development in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Magnesium Chloride Deicing Salt, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 93, pp. 384-392, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.004.
  • Y. Farnam, T. Washington, and J. Weiss (2015), The Influence of Calcium Chloride Salt Solution on the Transport Properties of Cementitious Materials, Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering, Hindawi, Vol. 2015, pp. 1-13, doi: 10.1155/2015/929864.

Published in 2014:

  • Y. Farnam, D. Bentz, A. Sakulich, D. Flynn, and J. Weiss (2014), Measuring Freeze and Thaw Damage in Mortars Containing Deicing Salt Using a Low-Temperature Longitudinal Guarded Comparative Calorimeter and Acoustic Emission, Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2014, pp. 316–337, doi:10.1520/ACEM20130095.
  • Y. Farnam, D. Bentz, A. Hampton, and J. Weiss (2014), Acoustic Emission and Low-Temperature Calorimetry Study of Freeze and Thaw Behavior in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Sodium Chloride Salt, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2441, pp. 81-90, doi: 10.3141/2441-11.

​Published before 2014:

  • H. Gandomi, S.K. Babanajad, A.H. Alavi, and Y. Farnam (2012), A Novel Approach to Strength Modeling of Concrete under Triaxial Compression, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2012, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 1132-1143, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000494.
  • S.K. Babanejad, Y. Farnam, and M. Shekarchi (2012), Failure Criteria and Triaxial Behavior of HPFRC Containing High Reactivity Metakaolin and Silica Fume, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, Vol. 29, pp. 215-229, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.094.
  • Y. Farnam, M. Moosavi, M. Shekarchi, S.K. Babanajad, and A. Bagherzadeh (2010), Behavior of Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete (SIFCON) under Triaxial Compression, Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Elsevier, Vol. 40, Issue 11, pp. 1571-1581, doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.06.009.
  • Y. Farnam, S. Mohammadi, and M. Shekarchi (2010), Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Low Velocity Impact Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cement Based Composite, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 37, Issue 2, pp. 220-229, doi:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.08.006.

Book Chapters and Technical Reports

  1. P. Suraneni, J. Monical, E. Unal, Y. Farnam, C. Villani, T.J. Barrett, W.J. Weiss (2016), Performance of Concrete Pavement in the Presence of Deicing Salts and Deicing Salt Cocktails (p. 13), Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, SPR 3864, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2016/25, doi: 10.5703/1288284316350.
  2. A. Wiese, Y. Farnam, W. Jones, P. Imbrock, B. Tao, and J. Weiss (2015), Evaluation of Sealers and Water proofers for Extending the Life Cycle of Concrete (p. 35), Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, SPR 3523, doi: 10.5703/1288284316002.
  3. D. Harris, Y. Farnam, R. Spragg, P. Imborck, and J. Weiss (2015), Early Detection of Joint Distress in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (p. 39), Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, SPR 3623, doi: 10.5703/1288284315531.
  4. J. Olek, T. Kim, M. Pour-Ghaz, Y. Farnam, Y.C. Chiu, C. Balachandran, J. Weiss, N. Whiting, and T. West (2014), Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Mechanisms and Detection: An Advanced Understanding (p. 243). Federal Highway Administration, FHWA-HRT-14-078.
  5. W. Jones, Y. Farnam, P. Imbrock, J. Sprio, C. Villani, J Olek, and J Weiss (2013), An Overview of Joint Deterioration in Concrete Pavement: Mechanisms, Solution Properties, and Sealers (p. 58), Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, doi: 10.5703/1288284315339.
  6. Co-Author in Code No. 446; Introduction to Heavy Construction Machinery; Editors: E. Forsatkar, M. Parchami, and Y. Forouzanfar; Office of deputy for strategic supervision; Bureau of Technical Execution System; 2009; ISBN 978-964-179-067-9 (In Farsi).
  7. Co-Author in Code No. 447; Site Safety Management; Office of deputy for strategic supervision; Editors: E. Forsatkar, M. Parchami, and Y. Forouzanfar; Bureau of Technical Execution System; 2009; ISBN 978-964-179-070-9 (In Farsi).Code No. 446; Introduction to Heavy Construction Machinery; Editors: E. Forsatkar, M. Parchami, and Y. Forouzanfar; Office of deputy for strategic supervision; Bureau of Technical Execution System; 2009; ISBN 978-964-179-067-9 (In Farsi).

Conference Papers and Presentations (* Presenting Author)

  1. M. Balapour, P. Billan, R. Rao, E. Garboczi, S. Spatari, G. Hsuan, and Y. Farnam* (2019), A Sustainable Strategy to Utilize Waste Coal Combustion Ash (CCA): Producing CCA-Based Lightweight Aggregate, in: 2019 World of Coal Ash Conference, Saint Louis, MO, May 2019.
  2. F. Althoey*, and Y. Farnam (2019), Reducing Damage Due to ChemicalReactions in Concrete Exposed to Sodium Chloride: Quantification of a Deleterious Chemical Phase Change Formation, in: 2019 Tran-SET Conference, San Antonio (TX), April 2019.
  3. M. Balapour, and Y. Farnam* (2019), Are Micro-Capsulated Phase Change Materials Efficient for Thermal Energy Management of Concrete Structures?, in: 2019 ACI Spring Convention, Quebec City (QC), Canada, March 2019.
  4. F. Althoey*, and Y. Farnam (2019), Damage Development in Cementitious Materials Due to Chemical Phase Change Formation in the Presence of NaCl: The Effect of Using Supplementary Cementitious Materials, in: PennConcrete Conference, Harrisburg (PA), Feb 2019.
  5. Y. Farnam*, C. Villani, J. Jain, and J. Weiss (2018), Durability Performance of Carbonated Calcium Silicate-Based Cementitious Materials Exposed to Freezing and Thawing and Chloride-Based Salt, in: 2018 ACI Fall Convention, Las Vegas (NV), October 2018.
  6. Y. Farnam* (2018) Advanced Materials for Enhancing Resilience, Durability and Sustainability of Transportation Infrastructure, in: 2018 Research Symposium, September 27-28, 2018, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Planning and Research, Harrisburg, PA.
  7. D. Christe*, J.J. Bhatt, C.M Sales, and Y. Farnam (2018) Empowering Underrepresented Groups to Excel in STEM Through Research Sprints, in: 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24-27, 2018, Salt Lake City, UT.
  8. F. Althoey*, and Y. Farnam (2018) The Effect of Temperature Variations on the Chemical Stability of Cementitious Materials Exposed to NaCl Solution, in: 9th Advances in Cement-Based Materials Conference (Cements 2018), ACerS, June 11-12, 2018, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
  9. M. Ksara*, R. Newkirk, S.K. Langroodi, F. Althoey, C. Sales, C. Schauer, Y. Farnam (2018) Can Microbes Be Used to Mitigate Damage in Concrete due to Calcium Oxychloride Formation? in: National Collegiate Research Conference, NCRC 2018, January 18-20, 2018, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
  10. F. Althoey, Y. Farnam* (2017), An Advanced Understanding of the Source of the Chemical Damage in Concrete Pavement Exposed to Sodium Chloride Deicing Salt, in: 11th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference, Rebuilding and Retrofitting the Transportation Infrastructure, September 26-27, 2017, Washington, DC.
  11. P. Suraneni, C. Qiao, V. Azad, Y. Farnam, J. Monical, E. Unal, C. Villani, B. Isgor, and J. Weiss* (2017), A review of recent work on deicing salt damage to concrete pavements and its mitigation. International Conference on Advances in Construction Materials and Systems 2017, Chennai, India, 3 – 8 September 2017, pp 1-15.
  12. Y. Farnam*, H. Shagerdi, P. Zavattieri, J. Haddock, and J. Weiss (2017), Concrete Pavement Containing Phase Change Materials to Melt Snow and Ice, in: International Conference on Highway Pavement and Airfield Technology, Philadelphia, PA, August 27-30.
  13. M. Ksara, S.K. Langroodi, E. Mayerberger, F. Althoey, C.M. Sales, C. Schauer, and Y. Farnam* (2017), Evaluating the Potential Use of Alginate to Enable Microbial Self- Healing in Concrete. 6th Int. Conf. Self-Healing Mater., Friedrichshafen, Germany, June 25-28, pp 1–5.
  14. Y. Farnam*, H.S. Esmaeeli, P.D. Zavattieri, J. Haddock, and J. Weiss; Incorporating Phase Change Materials in Concrete Pavement to Melt Ice and Snow (2016); in: ACI Fall 2016 Convention, Philadelphia, PA, October 19-27.
  15. Y. Farnam*, J. Monical, E. Unal, and W. J. Weiss; Development of a Low-Temperature Calorimetry Method to Quantify the Potential of Calcium Oxychloride Formation in Cementitious Materials; in: 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2016), Northwestern University, Evanston (IL), July 10-13, 2016.
  16. H. S. Esmaeeli*, Y. Farnam, P. D. Zavattieri, J. Weiss; Numerical Simulation of Freeze-Thaw Behavior of Cementitious Systems Containing Phase Change Materials; in: 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials (Cements 2016), Northwestern University, Evanston (IL), July 10-13, 2016.
  17. H. S. Esmaeeli, Y. Farnam, D. P. Bentz, P. D. Zavattieri and J. Weiss*; The Influence of Pore Size and Freezing Rate on Ice Formation in Concrete; in: 2016 International Concrete Sustainability Conference, RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete and North American Conference on Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, Washington (DC), May 15-18, 2016.
  18. J. Weiss*, Y. Farnam, and J. Jain; Performance of Carbonated Calcium Silicate Concrete Exposed to NaCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2 Deicing Salt; in: 2016 ACI Spring Convention, Milwaukee (MI), April 2016.
  19. J. Monical, E. Unal, T. Barrett, Y. Farnam*, and W. Weiss; Reducing Joint Damage in Concrete Pavements: Quantifying Calcium Oxychloride Formation for Concrete Made Using Portland Cement, Portland Limestone Cement, Supplementary Cementitious Materials, and Sealers; in: Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting, Washington (DC), January 2016.
  20. Y. Farnam, H.S. Esmaeeli, D. Bentz, P. Zavattieri, and J. Weiss*; Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Cooling/Heating Rate on the Freeze-Thaw Behavior of Mortar Containing Deicing Salt Solution; in: International Conference on the Regeneration and Conservation of Concrete Structures (RCCS), Nagasaki (Japan), June 2015, pp. 1-12.
  21. Y. Farnam*, D. Bentz, and J. Weiss; The Influence of Deicing Salts on Damage Development and Phase Changes in Concrete, 2015 PEGASAS Annual Meeting, Federal Aviation Administration, West Lafayette (IN), May 2015.
  22. Y. Farnam*, H. Todak, R. Spragg, and J. Weiss; Using Acoustic Emission and Electrical Resistivity to Assess Freeze-Thaw Damage in Concrete; in: AEWG 57th Conference on Acoustic Emission, Chicago (IL), May 2015.
  23. Y. Farnam and J. Weiss*; A New Look at an Old Problem: Reexamining the Saltwater Phase Diagrams to Better Describe Concrete Durability; in: 2015 ACI Spring Convention, Kansas City (MO), April 2015.
  24. C. Villani, Y. Farnam, T. Washington, J. Jain, and J. Weiss*; Performance of Conventional Portland Cement and Calcium Silicate Based Carbonated Cementitious Systems During Freezing and Thawing in the presence of Calcium Chloride Deicing Salts; in: Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting, Washington (DC), January 2015, pp. 1–16.
  25. Y. Farnam* and J. Weiss; Service-Life and Freeze-Thaw Deterioration: What Classic Phase Diagrams Tell us and Where They Fall Short for Cements; in: Anna Maria Workshop XV: Durability and Service-Life Prediction, Anna Maria (FL), November 2014.
  26. M. Krafcik*, Y. Farnam, L. Liston, J. Weiss, B. Tao, and K. Erk; Phase Change Materials for Use in Self-heating Concrete to Prevent the Buildup of Ice and Snow on Pavement Surfaces; in: Materials Science & Technology 2014: Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, and Industry, Pittsburgh (PA), October 2014.
  27. L. Liston, M. Krafcik, Y. Farnam*, B. Tao, K. Erk, and J. Weiss; Toward the Use of Phase Change Materials (PCM) in Concrete Pavements: Evaluation of Thermal Properties of PCM; in: 2014 FAA Worldwide Airport Technology Transfer Conference: Innovations in Airport Safety and Pavement Technologies, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Galloway (Oceanville), New Jersey, USA, August 2014, pp. 1-13.
  28. Y. Qian, Y. Farnam*, J. Weiss; Using Acoustic Emission to Quantify Freeze-Thaw Damage of Mortar Saturated with NaCl Solutions, In: 4th International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, July 2014, pp. 1-7.
  29. A. Miller*, R. Spragg, F. Antico, W. Ashraf, T. Barrett, A. Behnood, Y. Bu, Y. Chiu, B. Desta, Y. Farnam, H. Jeong, W. Jones, C. Lucero, D. Luo, F. Macobatti, C. Nickel, P. Panchmatia, K. Pin, S. Qiang, C. Qiao, H. Shagerdi, Q. Tian, R. Tokpotayeva, C. Vilani, A. Wiese, S. Woodard, and W. J. Weiss, “Determining the Moisture Content of Pre-Wetted Lightweight Aggregate: Assessing the Variability of the Paper Towel and Centrifuge Methods, In: 4th International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, July 2014, pp. 1–5.
  30. Y. Farnam, D. Bentz, A. Hampton, and J. Weiss*; Acoustic Emission and Low Temperature Calorimetry Study of Freeze and Thaw Behavior in Cementitious Materials Exposed to NaCl Salt; in: Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, January 2014, pp. 1–19.
  31. Y. Farnam*, D. Bentz, A. Sakulich, D. Flynn, and J. Weiss; Evaluation of Freeze and Thaw Damage in Mortars Containing Deicing Salt Using A Low Temperature Guarded Comparative Longitudinal Calorimeter and Acoustic Emission; in: 4th Advances in Cement-based Materials: Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA, July 8-10, 2013.
  32. Y. Farnam*, D. Bentz, A. Sakulich, D. Flynn, and J. Weiss; Using Acoustic Emission to Quantify Damage in Cementitious Materials Exposed to Freezing and Thawing; in: AEWG 55th conference on acoustic emission, Anaheim/Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 11-13, 2013.
  33. T. Rahmani*, B. Kiani, F. Sami, B.N. Fard, Y. Farnam, M. Shekarchi, Durability of glass, polypropylene and steel fiber reinforced concrete, in: Proceedings of 12th International Conf. on Durability of Building Materials and Components, Porto (Portugal), April 2011, Article No. T31, pp. 1-8.
  34. Y. Farnam*, A. Behrouzikhah, F.S. Sabet, S.M Jalili, M. Shekarchi, The effect of cement content on concrete durability with respect to environmental compatibility, in: Proceedings of 4th International Conf. on Construction Materials (ConMat’09), Nagoya (Japan), August 2009, pp. 289-294.
  35. Y. Farnam*, S. Mohammadi, A. Bagherzadeh, S.K. Babanejad, Numerical simulation of concrete beam under low velocity impact, in: Proceedings of 4th International Conf. on Construction Materials (ConMat’09), Nagoya (Japan), August 2009, pp. 185-190.
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