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  1. Beyond the chloride threshold concept for predicting corrosion of steel in concrete

    Article • Applied Physics Reviews, March 2022, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Burkan Isgor, Ueli Angst

  2. Laser powder bed fusion and post processing of alloy 22

    Article • Additive Manufacturing, February 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  3. M&S highlight: Mangat and Molloy (1994), Prediction of long term chloride concentration in concrete

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  4. Solubility and speciation of iron in cementitious systems

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  5. CALTRANS: Impact of the Use of Portland-Limestone Cement on Concrete Performance as Plain or Reinforced Material

    Article • November 2021, Oregon State University

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  6. Microstructural basis for improved corrosion resistance of laser surface processed AZ31 Mg alloy

    Article • Corrosion Science, October 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  7. Predicting pore volume, compressive strength, pore connectivity, and formation factor in cementitious pastes containing fly ash

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  8. Passivation and Chloride-Induced Depassivation of Additively Manufactured Duplex Stainless Steel Clads in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, August 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  9. Bulk Diffusion of Cl through O Vacancies in α-Cr2O3: A Density Functional Theory Study

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, July 2021, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  10. The effect of annealing on the selective laser melting of 2205 duplex stainless steel: Microstructure, grain orientation, and manufacturing challenges

    Article • Optics & Laser Technology, February 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  11. Comparison of thresholding techniques for quantifying portland cement hydrates using synchrotron microtomography

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, January 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  12. Using glass content to determine the reactivity of fly ash for thermodynamic calculations

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, January 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor, Mr Prannoy Suraneni

  13. Effects of heat treatment and applied stresses on the corrosion performance of additively manufactured super duplex stainless steel clads

    Article • Materialia, December 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  14. Effect of Build Orientation and Annealing on Corrosion Resistance of Additively Manufactured Duplex Stainless Steel in 3.5% NaCl

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, November 2020, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  15. Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamic Modeling Framework for Ordinary Portland Cement/Supplementary Cementitious Material Systems

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, November 2020, American Concrete Institute

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  16. Estimating reaction kinetics of cementitious pastes containing fly ash

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor, Mr Prannoy Suraneni

  17. Thermodynamic feasibility of the four-stage chloride-induced depassivation mechanism of iron

    Article • npj Materials Degradation, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  18. Metallurgical and Electrochemical Properties of Super Duplex Stainless Steel Clads on Low Carbon Steel Substrate produced with Laser Powder Bed Fusion

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  19. Density Functional Theory Study of the Initial Stages of Cl-Induced Degradation of α-Cr2O3 Passive Film

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2020, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  20. Comparison of Chemical and Biogenic Acid Attack on Concrete

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, January 2020, American Concrete Institute

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  21. Correction to: A nearly self-sufficient framework for modelling reactive-transport processes in concrete

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  22. An accelerated testing protocol for assessing microbially induced concrete deterioration during the bacterial attachment phase

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  23. Production of corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel clads on carbon steel using powder bed fusion-selective laser melting

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  24. Toward the prediction of pore volumes and freeze-thaw performance of concrete using thermodynamic modelling

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  25. Extension of Powers-Brownyard Model to Pastes Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, September 2019, American Concrete Institute

    Professor Burkan Isgor, Mr Prannoy Suraneni

  26. Evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial additives against biogenic acidification in simulated wastewater exposure solutions

    Article • RILEM Technical Letters, August 2019, Rilem Publications SARL

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  27. Mitigating steel corrosion in reinforced concrete using functional coatings, corrosion inhibitors, and atomistic simulations

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  28. Investigation of iron passivity in highly alkaline media using reactive-force field molecular dynamics

    Article • Corrosion Science, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  29. The effect of the steel–concrete interface on chloride-induced corrosion initiation in concrete: a critical review by RILEM TC 262-SCI

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  30. Recommended practice for reporting experimental data produced from studies on corrosion of steel in cementitious systems

    Article • RILEM Technical Letters, July 2019, Rilem Publications SARL

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  31. Investigation of the Reactivity of Fly Ash and Its Effect on Mixture Properties

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, July 2019, American Concrete Institute

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  32. The effect of surface vacancies on the interactions of Cl with a α-Fe2O3 (0001) surface and the role of Cl in depassivation

    Article • Corrosion Science, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  33. Quantifying Oxide Layer Growth at Low Pressures and Temperatures for Aluminum Alloy 6061

    Article • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  34. Investigation of chloride-induced depassivation of iron in alkaline media by reactive force field molecular dynamics

    Article • npj Materials Degradation, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  35. Investigation of Corrosion Inhibitor Persistency Using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance

    Article • March 2019, ASTM International

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  36. Relating the Formation Factor and Chloride Binding Parameters to the Apparent Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Concrete

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, February 2019, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  37. Use of iodine for improving phase quantification using x-ray tomography

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  38. A nearly self-sufficient framework for modelling reactive-transport processes in concrete

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  39. Relating Formation Factor to Water Absorption in Concrete

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, November 2018, American Concrete Institute

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  40. Development of empirical models for chloride binding in cementitious systems containing admixed chlorides

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  41. Role of Supplementary Cementitious Material Type in the Mitigation of Calcium Oxychloride Formation in Cementitious Pastes

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, October 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  42. Thermodynamic Investigation of Allowable Admixtured Chloride Limits in Concrete

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, September 2018, American Concrete Institute

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor Burkan Isgor

  43. Formation factor of fresh cementitious pastes

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  44. A critical examination of corrosion rate measurement techniques applied to reinforcing steel in concrete

    Article • Werkstoffe und Korrosion, July 2018, Wiley

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  45. Prediction of Chloride Ingress in Saturated Concrete Using Formation Factor and Chloride Binding Isotherm

    Article • Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, April 2018, ASTM International

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  46. Pozzolanicity of finely ground lightweight aggregates

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, April 2018, Elsevier

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  47. Atomistic simulation of initial stages of iron corrosion in pure water using reactive molecular dynamics

    Article • Computational Materials Science, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  48. Quantification of synthesized hydration products using synchrotron microtomography and spectral analysis

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, December 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  49. Mitigation of Calcium Oxychloride Formation in Cement Pastes Using Undensified Silica Fume

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, October 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor Burkan Isgor, Professor William Jason Weiss

  50. Synergistic effects of ASR and fly ash on the corrosion characteristics of RC systems

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  51. Influence of Alkali-Silica Reaction Reactivity on Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete

    Article • ACI Materials Journal, October 2017, American Concrete Institute

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  52. Using rapid electrical test methods to specify durable concrete

    Article • August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  53. Investigation of Corrosion Resistance for Annealed and Hardened Stainless Steels

    Article • ECS Transactions, July 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  54. The steel–concrete interface

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  55. Interpreting the Pore Structure of Hydrating Cement Phases Through a Synergistic Use of the Powers-Brownyard Model, Hydration Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Calculations

    Article • Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, January 2017, ASTM International

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  56. Use of Fly Ash to Minimize Deicing Salt Damage in Concrete Pavements

    Article • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, January 2017, SAGE Publications

    Mr Prannoy Suraneni, Professor William Jason Weiss, Professor Burkan Isgor

  57. Density functional theory study on the effect of OH and Cl adsorption on the surface structure of α-Fe 2 O 3

    Article • Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  58. A COMSOL–GEMS interface for modeling coupled reactive-transport geochemical processes

    Article • Computers & Geosciences, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  59. The effect of simulated concrete pore solution composition and chlorides on the electronic properties of passive films on carbon steel rebar

    Article • Corrosion Science, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  60. Effectiveness of E. coli Biofilm on Mortar to Inhibit Biodegradation by Biogenic Acidification

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, April 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  61. Investigation of Mott–Schottky Analysis Test Parameters to Study the Semiconductive Properties of Passive Films of Carbon Steel in Highly Alkaline Environments

    Article • Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, March 2016, ASTM International

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  62. Cracking susceptibility of concrete made with coarse recycled concrete aggregates

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  63. Modeling corrosion of steel in concrete

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  64. Numerical Investigation of the Role of Mill Scale Crevices on the Corrosion Initiation of Carbon Steel Reinforcement in Concrete

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  65. Numerical Study on the Effect of Cracking on Surface Resistivity of Plain and Reinforced Concrete Elements

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, December 2015, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  66. Kinetics of Passivation and Chloride-Induced Depassivation of Iron in Simulated Concrete Pore Solutions Using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance

    Article • CORROSION, May 2015, NACE International

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  67. Modeling Electronic Properties of the Passive Films on Carbon Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Solutions

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  68. Numerical investigation of the role of embedded reinforcement mesh on electrical resistivity measurements of concrete using the Wenner probe technique

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  69. Resistance of biofilm-covered mortars to microbiologically influenced deterioration simulated by sulfuric acid exposure

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  70. Evaluation of E. coli biofilm as a protective barrier against microbiologically influenced deterioration of concrete (MICD) under mesophilic temperatures

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, July 2013, IWA Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  71. Characterization of atomic structure of oxide films on carbon steel in simulated concrete pore solutions using EELS

    Article • Applied Surface Science, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  72. Heat budget for a waste lift placed under freezing conditions at a landfill operated in a northern climate

    Article • Waste Management, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  73. Nano-scale study of passive films and chloride-induced depassivation of carbon steel rebar in simulated concrete pore solutions using FIB/TEM

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  74. Simulating waste temperatures in an operating landfill in Québec, Canada

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  75. Fire Performance of Corrosion-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams

    Article • Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, December 2012, Emerald

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  76. Growth and characterization of Escherichia coli DH5α biofilm on concrete surfaces as a protective layer against microbiologically influenced concrete deterioration (MICD)

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  77. Angle-resolved XPS study of carbon steel passivity and chloride-induced depassivation in simulated concrete pore solution

    Article • Corrosion Science, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  78. Bond performance of deformed steel bars in concrete produced with coarse recycled concrete aggregate

    Article • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, February 2012, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  79. Creep and drying shrinkage characteristics of concrete produced with coarse recycled concrete aggregate

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  80. Evaluation of biofilm performance as a protective barrier against biocorrosion using an enzyme electrode

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, October 2011, IWA Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  81. Model-Assisted Non-destructive Monitoring of Reinforcement Corrosion in Concrete Structures

    Article • September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  82. Shear Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Beams Subject to Unsymmetric Loading

    Article • Journal of Composites for Construction, August 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  83. Microscopic investigation of mill scale and its proposed effect on the variability of chloride-induced depassivation of carbon steel rebar

    Article • Corrosion Science, March 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  84. Shear capacity evaluation of steel reinforced recycled concrete (RRC) beams

    Article • Engineering Structures, March 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  85. XPS depth profiling study on the passive oxide film of carbon steel in saturated calcium hydroxide solution and the effect of chloride on the film properties

    Article • Applied Surface Science, March 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  86. Grid Types Used to Strengthen Reinforced Concrete Panels Subjected to Impact Loading

    Article • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, December 2010, Transportation Research Board

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  87. Discussion on paper publishedMagazine of Concrete Research, 2009,61, No. 7, 477−490. Shear strength of reinforced recycled concrete beams without stirrups. G. Fathifazl, A. G. Razaqpur, O. B. Isgor, A. Abbas, B. Fournier and S. Foo

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, November 2010, ICE Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  88. Shear strength of reinforced recycled concrete beams with stirrups

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, October 2010, ICE Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  89. Electrochemical investigation of chloride-induced depassivation of black steel rebar under simulated service conditions

    Article • Corrosion Science, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  90. Modeling the kinetics of corrosion in concrete patch repairs and identification of governing parameters

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  91. Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods

    Article • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, December 2009, Transportation Research Board

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  92. New Mixture Proportioning Method for Concrete Made with Coarse Recycled Concrete Aggregate

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, October 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  93. Durability of recycled aggregate concrete designed with equivalent mortar volume method

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  94. Quantitative Interpretation of Half-Cell Potential Measurements in Concrete Structures

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, September 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  95. Shear strength of reinforced recycled concrete beams without stirrups

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, September 2009, ICE Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  96. Shear strength of reinforced recycled concrete beams without stirrups

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, September 2009, ICE Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  97. Quantification of the residual mortar content in recycled concrete aggregates by image analysis

    Article • Materials Characterization, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  98. Numerical and experimental investigations for safer transportation of dangerous goods

    Article • Journal of Transportation Security, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  99. Modeling of biological clogging in unsaturated porous media

    Article • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  100. The effect of temperature on the corrosion of steel in concrete. Part 1: Simulated polarization resistance tests and model development

    Article • Corrosion Science, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  101. The effect of temperature on the corrosion of steel in concrete. Part 2: Model verification and parametric study

    Article • Corrosion Science, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  102. The effect of concrete pore solution composition on the quality of passive oxide films on black steel reinforcement

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  103. Predicting the thermal response of gypsum board subjected to a constant heat flux

    Article • Fire and Materials, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  104. Proposed Method for Determining the Residual Mortar Content of Recycled Concrete Aggregates

    Article • Journal of ASTM International, January 2008, ASTM International

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  105. Experimental verification and application of a practical corrosion model for uniformly depassivated steel in concrete

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  106. Effects of Tafel slope, exchange current density and electrode potential on the corrosion of steel in concrete

    Article • Werkstoffe und Korrosion, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  107. Virtual Experiments to Investigate Steel Corrosion in Concrete

    Article • July 2007, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  108. A practical method for calculating the corrosion rate of uniformly depassivated reinforcing bars in concrete

    Article • Werkstoffe und Korrosion, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  109. Advanced modelling of concrete deterioration due to reinforcement corrosion

    Article • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, June 2006, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  110. Environmental Benefits of Green Concrete

    Article • May 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  111. Concrete Contribution to the Shear Resistance of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete Members

    Article • Journal of Composites for Construction, October 2004, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Burkan Isgor

  112. Finite element modeling of coupled heat transfer, moisture transport and carbonation processes in concrete structures

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, January 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Burkan Isgor