Infrastructure and Cement-Based Materials

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

  1. Fallahpour, M. and R. Zoughi, “Fast 3D Qualitative Method for Through-Wall Imaging and Structural Health Monitoring,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2015 (to appear).
  2. Foudazi, A.; Ghasr, M.T.; Donnell, K.M., "Characterization of Corroded Reinforced Steel Bars by Active Microwave Thermography," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 64, no. 9, pp. 2583-2585, September 2015.
  3. Hashemi, A., M. Horst, K.M. Donnell, K.E. Kurtis and R. Zoughi, “Comparison of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Gel Behavior in Mortar at Microwave Frequencies,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 1907-1915, July 2015. 
  4. Ghasr, M.T., Y. LePape, D.B. Scott, and R. Zoughi, “Holographical (3D) Microwave Imaging of Electrochemically Corroded Steel Reinforcing Bars in Concrete,” American Concrete Institute (ACI) Materials Journal, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 115-124, January 2015.
  5. Donnell, K.M., R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, “Demonstration of Microwave Method for Detection of Alkali–Silica Reaction (ASR) Gel in Cement-Based Materials,” Cement and Concrete Research, pp. 1-7, February 2013.
  6. Donnell, K.M., S. Hatfield, R. Zoughi and K.E. Kurtis, “Wideband Microwave Characterization of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Gel in Cement-Based Materials,” Materials Letters, vol. 90, pp. 159-161, January 2013.
  7. Kharkovsky, S., A.C. Ryley, V. Stephen and R. Zoughi, “Dual-Polarized Near-Field Microwave Reflectometer for Non-Invasive Inspection of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)-Strengthened Structures,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 168-175, January 2008.
  8. Peer, S., 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, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 2049-2060, October 2005.
  9. Akuthota, B., D. Hughes, R. Zoughi, J. Myers and T. Nanni, “Near-Field Microwave Detection of Disbond in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Composites Used for Strengthening Cement-Based Structures and Disbond Repair Verification,” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 540-546, December 2004.
  10. Munoz, K., B. Akuthota, E. Gallaher and R. Zoughi, “Microwave Reflection Properties of Mortar Possessing A Cyclically Ingressed Sodium Chloride Profile,” Materials Evaluation, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 1049-1056, October 2004.
  11. Peer, S. and R. Zoughi, “Comparison of Water and Saltwater Movement in Mortar Based on a Semi-Empirical Electromagnetic Model,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1218-1223, August 2004.
  12. Case, J.T., S. Peer, and R. Zoughi, “Microwave Reflection Properties of Concrete Periodically Exposed to Chloride Solution of 3% Salinity and Compression Force,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1000-1004, August 2004.
  13. Peer, S., K.E. Kurtis and R. Zoughi, “An Electromagnetic Model for Evaluating Temporal Water Content Distribution and Movement in Cyclically Soaked Mortar,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 406-415, April 2004.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Bois, K, L. Handjojo, A. Benally, K. Mubarak and R. Zoughi, “Dielectric Plug-Loaded Two-Port Transmission Line Measurement Technique for Dielectric Property Characterization of Granular and Liquid Materials,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1141-1148, December 1999.
  20. Bois, K., A. Benally and R. Zoughi, “An Exact MultiMode Solution for the Reflection Properties of an Open-Ended Rectangular Waveguide Radiating into a Dielectric Half-Space: Forward and Inverse Problems,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1131-1140, December 1999.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Gray, S., S. Ganchev, N. Qaddoumi, G. Beauregard, D. Radford and R. Zoughi, “Porosity Level Estimation in Polymer Composites Using Microwaves,” Materials Evaluation, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 404-408, March, 1995.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.

Conference Presentations and Proceedings Papers

  1. Pieper, D. and K.M. Donnell, “'Application of Frequency Selective Surfaces for Inspection of Layered Structures”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, pp. 1204-1209, Pisa, Italy, May 2015.
  2. Foudazi, A., M.T. Ghasr, and K.M. Donnell, “Application of Active Microwave Thermography to Inspection of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE AUTOTEST Conference, pp. 318-322, Sept. 15-18, 2014, St. Louis, MO.
  3. Foudazi, A., M.T. Ghasr, and K.M. Donnell, “Application of Active Microwave Thermography to Delamination Detection”, Proceedings of the International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), pp. 1567-1571, May 12-15, 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay.