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            Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
      
                    
            United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration6300 Georgetown PikeMcLean, VA 22101United States
      
          
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Standard Method of Test for Detecting the Presence of Phosphorous in Asphalt Binder, AASHTO T 377-22, (Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,2022).
	Standard Method of Test for Quantitative Determination of the Percentage of Lime in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), AASHTO T 362-17, (Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 2021).
	Provisional Standard Test for Determining the Potential Alkali–Silica Reactivity of Coarse Aggregates (TFHRC-TFAST), AASHTO TP 144-21 (Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, approved July 2021).Patents

Method for the assessment of alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates and concrete mixtures: Patent Office: US. Application Number: 17112090 (Issue Date: October 6, 2022).FHWA Reports

Munoz, J.F., Balachandran, C., Beyene, M. and Arnold, T.S. (2021). A Novel Approach for the Assessment of ASR Susceptibility of Concrete Mixtures in Airfield Pavements and Infrastructure, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC. HRTM/HPA Review Completed.
	Balachandran, C., Muñoz, J. F., & Arnold, T. (2020). Applying Raman Spectroscopy to Study Alkali-Silica Reaction Gels, Cement and Concrete Research, 92, 66-74. (No. FHWA-HRT-20-042). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development. Published June 2020.
	Haber, Z. B., Muñoz, J.F., & Graybeal, B. A. (2017). Field Testing of an Ultra-High Performance Concrete Overlay, (No. FHWA-HRT-17-096). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development.
	Arnold, T. S. (2014). The use of phosphoric acid to stiffen hot mix asphalt binders (No. FHWA-HRT-14-086). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development.Public Roads

Arnold, T. S. (2017). What is in Your Asphalt? (No. FHWA-HRT-17-006). Public Roads 81 (2).
	Arnold, T. S. & Stoeltje, G. (2012). Why Does FHWA Have a Chemistry Lab. (No. FHWA-HRT-12-002). Public Roads 75 (4).
	Arnold, T. S., Rozario, J. & Youtcheff, J. (2007). New Lime Test for Hot Mix Asphalt Unveiled. (No. FHWA-HRT-07-003). Public Roads 70 (5). https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/marapr-2007/new-lime-test-hot-mix-asphalt-unveiledFHWA Tech Briefs and Tech Notes

Arnold, T. S. An Introduction to Spectroscopy for Pavement Engineers [tech note] Published Date : May 2020. Report Number : FHWA-HRT-20-033. URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/20033/index.cfm
	Arnold, T. S. How to Determine the Silica Content of Limestone Aggregates at the Quarry in 20 Minutes with No Sample Preparation [tech brief] Published Date : April 2020. Report Number: FHWA-HRT-20-034. URL: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49012
	Arnold, T. S. Quickly Analyzing Thermoplastic Road-Marking Material for Titanium Dioxide [tech brief] Published Date : March 2020. Report Number: FHWA-HRT-20-031. URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/20031/index.cfm
	Arnold, T. S. Field Analysis of Asphalt Binders for Recycled Engine Oil Bottoms (REOB) Using Handheld XRF Spectrometers [tech brief] Published Date : May 2018. Report Number: FHWA-HRT-18-043. URL: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37551
	Arnold, T. S. Phosphoric Acid as an Asphalt Modifier Guidelines for use: Acid Type [tech brief] Published Date: January 2008. Report Number: FHWA-HRT-08-061. URL: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/826Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Helsel, M.A., Muñoz, J.F., Haber, Z.B., De la Varga, I. (2022). Effect of Bridge Deck Surface Preparation on the Consolidation and Bond of UHPC Overlays. Construction and Building Materials (Under Review).
	Balachandran, C., Muñoz, J.F., Peethamparan, T.S., & Arnold, T.S. (2022). Alkali -Silica Reaction and Its Dynamic Relationship with Cement Pore Solution in Highly Reactive Systems. Construction and Building Materials (Under Review).
	**Munoz, J.F., Balachandran, C., Lichtenwalner, R.L., Li, Z., & Arnold, T.S. (2022). Review and Optimization of The Procedure of The New Tuner-Fairbank Alkali-Silica Reactivity Susceptibility Test. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials. DOI: 10.1520/JTE20220033.**
	Beyene, M., Meininger, M. and Munoz, J.F. (2022). The Influence of Aggregate Quality on Compressive Strength of Concrete in New Slip-Form Pavements. Journal of Journal of Pavement Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2022.2088756.
	Muñoz, J. F., Balachandran, C., & Arnold, T. S. Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Aggregates from Airfield Pavements and Its Correlation with Historic Field Performance. In Airfield and Highway Pavements 2021 (pp. 133-144). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483527.012.
	Muñoz, J. F., Balachandran, C., & Arnold, T. S. (2021). New Turner-Fairbank Alkali-Silica Reaction Susceptibility Test for Aggregate Evaluation. Transportation Research Record, 2675 (9), 798-808. DOI: 10.1177/03611981211004584.
	Muñoz, J. F., De la Varga, I., Spragg, R. P., Graybeal, B. A., & Arnold, T. S. (2021). Effect of nanoporous thin silica films on interface microstructure and bond strength of cementitious grouts. Construction and Building Materials, 285, 122908.
	Muñoz, J. F., Balachandran, C., & Arnold, T. S. (2021). New Chemical Reactivity Index to Assess Alkali–Silica Reactivity. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(4), 04021037.
	Beyene, M., Munoz, J., Meininger, R., & Shastry, A. (2020). Reactive Phases in Alkali Carbonate Reaction Reference Aggregate. ACI Materials Journal, 117(6).
	De la Varga, I., Munoz, J. F., Spragg, R. P., Nickel, C. A., Bohn, L., Fay, A., & Graybeal, B. A. (2019). Nanosilica coatings to improve the tensile bond strength of cementitious grouts. Transportation Research Record, 2673(10), 586-594.
	Tsui-Chang, M., Suraneni, P., Montanari, L., Muñoz, J.F., & Weiss, W.J. (2019). Determination of Chemical Composition and Electrical Resistivity of Expressed Cementitious Pore Solutions Using X-Ray Fluorescence. ACI Materials Journals, DOI: 10.14359/51712242.
	Haber, Z. B., Muñoz, J.F., De la Varga, I., & Graybeal, B. A. (2018). Bond characterization of UHPC overlays for concrete bridge decks: Laboratory and field testing. Construction and Building Materials, 190, 1056-1068.
	De la Varga, I., Spragg, R., Muñoz, J.F., Helsel, M., & Graybeal, B. (2018). Cracking, Bond, and Durability Performance of Internally Cured Cementitious Grouts for Prefabricated Bridge Element Connections. Sustainability, 10(11), 3881.
	De la Varga, I., Nickel, C. A., Muñoz, J. F., Spragg, R. P., & Graybeal, B. A. (2018). Application of Internal Curing in Cementitious Grouts for Prefabricated Bridge Concrete Elements Connections. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 7(4).
	Muñoz, J. F., Li, E., Liu, R., & Youtcheff, J. (2018). Effect of the SI to AL Ratio of Amorphous Nanoaluminosilicates on the Hydration Reaction of Portland Cement. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30(7), 04018133.
	De La Varga, I., Muñoz, J. F., Bentz, D. P., Spragg, R. P., Stutzman, P. E., & Graybeal, B. A. (2018). Grout-concrete interface bond performance: Effect of interface moisture on the tensile bond strength and grout microstructure. Construction and building materials, 170, 747-756.
	Ling, T. C., Balachandran, C., Muñoz, J. F., & Youtcheff, J. (2018). Chemical evolution of alkali–silicate reaction (ASR) products: a Raman spectroscopic investigation. Materials and Structures, 51(1), 23.
	Bentz, D. P., De la Varga, I., Muñoz, J. F., Spragg, R. P., Graybeal, B. A., Hussey, D. S., Jones, S.Z. & LaManna, J. M. (2018). Influence of substrate moisture state and roughness on interface microstructure and bond strength: Slant shear vs. pull-off testing. Cement and Concrete Composites, 87, 63-72.
	Balachandran, C., Muñoz, J. F., & Arnold, T. (2017). Characterization of alkali silica reaction gels using Raman spectroscopy. Cement and Concrete Research, 92, 66-74.
	Beyene, M. A., Muñoz, J. F., Meininger, R. C., & Di Bella, C. Effect of Internal Curing as Mitigation to Minimize ASR Damage. ACI Materials Journal. Accepted for publication 30 November 2016.
	Muñoz, J. F., Balachandran, C., Yao, Y., Shastry, A., Perry, L., Beyene, M. A., & Arnold, T. (2016). Forensic investigation of the cause (s) of slippery ultra-thin bonded wearing course of an asphalt pavement: influence of binder content. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 1-8.
	Beyene, M. A., Meininger, R. C., Gibson, N. H., Muñoz, J. F., & Youtcheff, J. (2016). Forensic investigation of the cause (s) of slippery ultra-thin bonded wearing course of an asphalt pavement: influence of aggregate mineralogical compositions. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 17(10), 887-900.
	Muñoz, J.F., Yao, Y., Youtcheff, J., and Arnold, T. (2013). “Mixtures of Silicon and Aluminum Oxides to Optimize the Performance of Nanoporous Thin Films in Concrete”. Cement and Concrete Composites, 48, 140-149.
	Muñoz, J. F., Meininger, R. C., & Youtcheff, J. (2010). New possibilities and future pathways of nanoporous thin film technology to improve concrete performance. Transportation Research Record, 2142(1), 34-41.
	Arnold, T. S., Needham, S. P., & Youtcheff Jr, J. S. (2009). Use of phosphoric acid as modifier for hot-mix asphalt. Transportation research circular E-C160, polyphosphoric acid modification of asphalt binders, 40-51.
	Arnold, T. S., Rozario-Ranasinghe, M., & Youtcheff, J. (2006). Determination of lime in hot-mix asphalt. Transportation research record, 1962(1), 113-120.Conference Papers

De la Varga, I., Saladi, N., Munoz, J. F., Spragg, R. P., & Graybeal, B. A. (2021). On the Inclusion of Internal Curing in Proprietary, Prepackaged Cementitious Grout and Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Materials: Research Findings (No. TRBAM-21-01429).
	Haber, Z., De La Varga, I., Munoz, J. F., & Graybeal, B. A. (2019, June). UHPC Overlays for Highway Bridge Decks: Bond Behavior, Durability, and Structural Performance. In International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (Vol. 2, No. 1). Iowa State University Digital Press.
	De la Varga, I., Muñoz, J.F., Spragg, R., Nickel, C. A., Bohn, L., Fay, A. & Graybeal, B. (2019). Nanosilica coatings to improve the tensile bond strength of cementitious grouts. TRB Conference, Washington DC.
	De la Varga, I. Muñoz, J.F., Bentz, D.P. & Graybeal, B. (2015). Effect of the interface moisture content on the bond performance between a concrete substrate and a non-shrink cement based grout. Conference: 2015 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference, Miami, FL.
	Arnold, T. S., & Shastry, A. (2015). Analysis of asphalt binders for recycled engine oil bottoms by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. TRB Conference, Washington DC (No. 15-2117).
	Balachandran, C., Muñoz, J. F., Arnold, T., & Youtcheff, J. (2015). Potential Application of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool to Study Cementitious Materials. In Nanotechnology in Construction (pp. 93-98). Springer International Publishing.
	Muñoz, J. F., Silva, J. M. S., Perry, L., Youtcheff, J., & Sobolev, K. (2015). Interaction of Amorphous Nano-aluminosilicates with Cement Pore Solution and the Effect on the Early Hydration Reaction of Portland Cement. In Nanotechnology in Construction (pp. 161-166). Springer International Publishing.
	Tanesi, J., Muñoz, J. F., Kim, H., & Ardani, A. (2015). The effect of nano materials on HVFA mixtures. In Nanotechnology in Construction (pp. 421-426). Springer International Publishing.
	Qi, X., Shenoy, A., Al-Khateeb, G., Arnold, T., Gibson, N., Youtcheff, J., & Harman, T. (2006). Laboratory characterization and full-scale accelerated performance testing of crumb rubber asphalts and other modified asphalt systems. In Proceedings of the Asphalt Rubber 2006 Conference (pp. 39-65).
              
      
    
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