1. Peer, S., R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, "Electromagnetic Modeling of Saltwater Ingress in Mortar at Microwave Frequencies," Proceedings of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC03), pp. 509-512, Vail, CO, May 20-22, 2003.

2. Peer, S. and R. Zoughi, "Comparison of Water and Saltwater Movement in Mortar Based on a Semi-Empirical Electromagnetic Model," Proceedings of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC03), pp. 513-517, Vail, CO, May 20-22, 2003.
3. Case, J.T., E. Gallaher, S. peer and R. Zoughi, "Microwave Reflection Properties of Concrete Exposed Periodically to Chloride Solution of 3% Salinity and Compression Force," Proceedings of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC03), pp. 963-967, Vail, CO, May 20-22, 2003.
4. Peer, S., 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, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 111-118, February 2003.
5. Bois, K. and R. Zoughi, "A Decision Process Implementation for Microwave Near-Field Characterization of Concrete Constituent Makeup," Special Issue of Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications: on Advances and Applications in Microwave and Millimeter Wave Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 363-376, October 2001.
6. Bois, K., A. Benally and R. Zoughi, "Near-Field Microwave Non-Invasive Determination of NaCl in Mortar," IEE proceedings - Science, Measurement and Technology, Special Issue on Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation, vol. 148, no. 4, pp. 178-182, July 2001.
7. Mubarak, K., K.J. Bois and R. Zoughi, "A simple, Robust and On-Site Microwave Technique for Determining Water-to-Cement (w/c) Ratio of fresh Portland Cement-Based Materials," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 1255-1263, October 2001.
8. Bois, K., A. Benally and R. Zoughi, "Microwave Near-Field Reflection Property Analysis of Concrete for Material Content Determination," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 49-55, February 2000.
9. Bois, K.J., A.D. Benally, P.S. Nowak and R. Zoughi, "Cure-State Monitoring and Water-to-Cement Ratio Determination of Fresh Portland Cement Based Materials Using Near Field Microwave Techniques," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 628-637, June 1998.
10. Bois, K., H. Campbell, A. Benally, P.S. Nowak and R. Zoughi, "Microwave Noninvasive Detection of Grout in Masonry," Masonry Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 49-54, June 1998.
11. Bois, K., A. Benally, P.S. Nowak and R. Zoughi, "Microwave Nondestructive Determination of Sand to Cement (s/c) Ratio in Mortar," Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 227-238, 1997.
12. Shalaby, W. and R. Zoughi, "Analysis of Monopole Sensors for Cement Paste Compressive Strength Estimation," Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 7, no. 2/3, pp. 101-105, 1995.
13. Zoughi, R., S. Gray and P.S. Nowak, "Microwave Nondestructive Estimation of Cement Paste Compressive Strength," ACI Materials Journal, vol. 92, no. 1, pp. 64-70, January-February, 1995.
14. Zoughi, R., G.L. Cone and P. Nowak, "Microwave Nondestructive Detection of Rebars in Concrete Slabs," Materials Evaluation, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 1385-1388, November, 1991.
15. Munoz, K., and R. Zoughi, "Influence of Cyclical Soaking in Chloride Bath and Drying of Mortar on Its Microwave Dielectric Properties: The Forward Model," To appear in the Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Bellingham, WA, July 14-19, 2002.
16. Case, J.T., E. Gallaher, S. Peer, R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, "Microwave Reflection and Dielectric Properties of Mortar Exposed Periodically to 2% Chloride Salt Solution and Compression Force," To appear in the Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Bellingham, WA, July 14-19, 2002.
17. Case, T., E. Gallaher, S. Peer, R. Zoughi and K. E. Kurtis, "Microwave Reflection and Dielectric Properties of Mortar Exposed Periodically to Chloride Solution with 1% Salinity and Compression Force," Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials (Organized by Johns Hopkins University Center for Nondestructive Evaluation), pp. , Berlin, Germany, June 24- 28, 2002.
18. Peer, S., J. Case, K. Donnell, D. Hughes, R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, "Investigation of Microwave Reflection Properties of Mortar Exposed to Wet-Dry Cycles of Tap Water and Chloride Bath," Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 21, pp. 1269-1276, Brunswick, Maine, July 29-August 3, 2001.
19. Case, J., R. Zoughi, K. Donnell, D. Hughes, and K.E. Kurtis, "Microwave Analysis of Mortar Prepared with Type I/II, III and V Cement and Subjected to Cyclical Chloride Exposure," Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 21, pp. 498-505, Brunswick, Maine, July 29-August 3, 2001.
20. Zoughi, R., Peer, S., J. Case, E. Gallaher and K.E. Kurtis, "Microwave Near-Field Evaluation of the Effects of Cyclical Chloride Exposure and Compressive Loading on Mortar," Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM), Stanford University, pp. 575-583, Stanford, CA, September 12-14, 2001.
21. Hu, C., A. Benally, T. Case, R. Zoughi and K. Kurtis, "Influence on the Near-Field Microwave Reflection Properties of Chloride in Mortar Specimens Made of Cement Types II, III and V at X- and S-Bands," Proceedings of the SPIE'2000 Conference, vol. 4129, pp. 31-38, San Diego, CA, July 30-August 4, 2000.
22. Hu, C., T. Case, M. Castle, R. Zoughi and K. Kurtis, "Microwave Evaluation of Accelerated Chloride Ingress in Mortar," Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 20A, pp. 467-473, Ames, IA, July 17-21, 2000.
23. Bois, K., A.D. Benally, P.S. Nowak and R. Zoughi, "Application of Near-Field Microwave Sensing Techniques for Aggregate Segregation Detection in Concrete Members," Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 19B, pp. 1717-1722, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 25-30, 1999.
24. Joisel, A., K.J. Bois, A.D. Benally, R. Zoughi and J.C. Bolomey, "Embedded Modulated Dipole Scattering for Near-Field Microwave Inspection of Concrete: Preliminary Investigation," Proceedings of the SPIE'99 Subsurface Sensors and Applications Conference, vol. 3752, pp. 208-214, Denver, CO, July 18-23, 1999.
25. Zoughi, R., "Microwave Sensor for Nondestructive and Non-Contact Estimation of Concrete Compressive Strength," Proceedings of the National Science Foundation (NSF)/Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) Industry/University Innovation Workshop, Washington, D.C., pp. 229-232, October 19-20 1997.
26. Zoughi, R., T. Nast and P.S. Nowak, "Preliminary Results of Microwave Reflectometry as A Nondestructive Tool for Studying Concrete Properties," Proceedings of the Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials, pp. 339-343, Boulder, CO, May 10-13, 1992.

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