Technical Standards

• 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-unveiled

FHWA 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/826

Publications 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).