Strategic Materials and Computational Design, Volume 31, Issue 10

Waltraud M. Kriven is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Kriven received her Ph.D. in 1976 in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Adelaide in South Auatralia and her B.Sc. (Honors) and Baccalaureate degrees in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the same institute. She is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of phase transformations in inorganic compounds and their applications in structural ceramic composites. She has authored or co-authored over 240 research publications, and fourteen books to date.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiGEOPOLYMERS AND OTHER INORGANIC POLYMERSGeomaterial Foam to Reinforce Wood 3E. Prud'homme, P. Michaud, C. Peyratout, A. Smith, S. Rossignol, E. Joussein, and N. SauvâtEffect of Curing Conditions on the Porosity Characteristics of Metakaolin-Fly Ash Geopolymers 11Tammy L. Metroke, Michael V. Henley, and Michael I. HammonsNew Insights on Geopolymerisation using Molybdate, Raman, and Infrared Spectroscopy 17C. H. Rüscher, E. Mielcarek, J. Wongpa, F. Jirasit, and W. LutzTransformation of Polysialate Matrixes from Al-Rich and Si-Rich Metakaolins: Polycondensation and Physico-Chemical Properties 35Elie Kamseu and Cristina LeonelliEffect of High Tensile Strength Polypropylene Chopped Fiber Reinforcements on the Mechanical Properties of Sodium Based Geopolymer Composites 47Daniel R. Lowry and Waltraud M. KrivenProperties of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Geopolymer Composites 51E. Rill, D. R. Lowry, and W. M. KrivenNovel Applications of Metal-Geopolymers 69Oleg Bortnovsky, Petr Bezucha, Petr Sazama, Jiri Dëdecek, Zdena Tvarùzkovâ, and Zdenék SobalikMaking Foamed Concretes from Fly Ash Based on Geopolymer Method 83Nhi Tuan Pham and Hoang Huy LePreparation of Electrically Conductive Materials Based on Geopolymers with Graphite 91Z. Cerny, I. Jakubec, P. Bezdicka, L. Sulc, J. Machacek, J. Bludskâ, and P. RoubicekEffect of Synthesis Parameters and Post-Cure Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Geopolymers Containing Slag 101Tammy L. Metroke, Brian Evans, Jeff Eichler, Michael I. Hammons, and Michael V. HenleyCOMPUTATIONAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONElectronic Structure and Band-Gaps of Eu-Doped LaSi3N5 Ternary Nitrides 109L. Benco, Z. Lences, and P. SajgalikFirst Principle Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Oxygen Plasma Etching of Organosilicate Low Dielectric Materials 119Jincheng Du and Mrunal ChaudhariKinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Cation Diffusion in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 127Brian GoodDynamic Neutron Diffraction Study of Thermal Stability and Self-Recovery in Aluminium Titanate 139I. M. Low and Z. OoNANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES AND NITRIDESTitanium and Aluminium Based Compounds as a Precursor for SHSofTi2AIN 153L. Chlubny, J. Lis, and M. M. BuckoInvestigations on the Oxidation Behavior of Max-Phase Based Ti2AIC Coatings on 7-TiAI 161Maik FröhlichStudy of High-Temperature Thermal Stability of Max Phases in Vacuum 171I. M. Low, W. K. Pang, S. J. Kennedy, and R. I. SmithDetection of Amorphous Silica in Oxidized Maxthal Ti3SiC2 at 500-1000°C 181W. K. Pang, I. M. Low, J. V. Hanna, and J. P. PalmquistAuthor Index 191