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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>GEOPOLYMERS AND CHEMICALLY BONDED CERAMICS</b></p> <p>Importance of Metakaolin Impurities for Geopolymer Based Synthesis 3<br /> <i>A. Autef, E. Joussein, G. Gasgnier, and S. Rossignol</i></p> <p>Mechanical Strength Development of Geopolymer Binder and the Effect of Quartz Content 13<br /> <i>C. H. Riischer, A. Schulz, M. H. Gougazeh, and A. Ritzmann</i></p> <p>The Role of Si02 and Al203 on the Properties of Geopolymers with and without Calcium 25<br /> <i>P. De Silva, S. Hanjitsuwan, and P. Chindaprasirt</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Thermostable Geopolymer-Type Material from Waste Glass 37<br /> <i>Qin Li, Zengqing Sun, Dejing Tao, Hao Cui, and Jianping Zhai</i></p> <p>The Effect of Curing Conditions on Compression Strength and Porosity of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers 49<br /> <i>Bing Cai, Torbjorn Mellgren, Susanne Bredenberg, and Hakan Engqvist</i></p> <p>Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics Subject to Temperatures Up to 1000° C 57<br /> <i>H. A. Colorado, C. Hiel, and J. M. Yang</i></p> <p>Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Composite Reinforced by Organic or Inorganic Additives 67<br /> <i>E. Prud'homme, P. Michaud, S. Rossignol, and E. Joussein</i></p> <p>Evaluation of Geopolymer Concretes at Elevated Temperature 79<br /> <i>Kunal Kupwade-Patil, Md. Sufian Badar, Milap Dhakal, and Erez N. Allouche</i></p> <p>Basic Research on Geopolymer Gels for Production of Green Binders and Hydrogen Storage 97<br /> <i>C. H. Ruscher, L. Schomborg, A. Schulz, and J. C. Buhl</i></p> <p>Mechanical Characteristics of Cotton Fibre Reinforced Geopolymer Composites 115<br /> <i>T. Alomayri and I.M. Low</i></p> <p>Green Composite: Sodium-Based Geopolymer Reinforced with Chemically Extracted Com Husk Fibers 123<br /> <i>Sean S. Musil, P. F. Keane, and W. M. Kriven</i></p> <p>Optimization and Characterization of Geopolymer Mortars using Response Surface Methodology 135<br /> <i>Milap Dhakal, Kunal Kupwade-Patil, Erez N. Allouche, Charles Conner, la Baume Johnson, and Kyungmin Ham</i></p> <p>Evaluation of Graphitic Foam in Thermal Energy Storage Applications 151<br /> <i>Peter G. Stansberry and Edwin Pancost</i></p> <p><b>THERMAL MANAGEMENT MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES</b></p> <p>Q-State Monte Carlo Simulations of Anisotropic Grain Growth in Single Phase Materials 159<br /> <i>J. B. Allen, C. F. Comwell, B. D. Devine, and C. R. Welch</i></p> <p><b>VIRTUAL MATERIALS (COMPUTATIONAL) DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME</b></p> <p>Numerical Calculations of Dynamic Behavior of a Rotating Ceramic Composite with a Self-Healing Fluid 173<br /> <i>Louiza Benazzouk, Eric Arquis, Nathalie Bertrand, Cedric Descamps, and Marc Valat</i></p> <p>Explicit Modeling of Crack Initiation and Propagation in the Microstructure of a Ceramic Material Generated with Voronoi Tessellation 185<br /> <i>S. Falco, N. A. Yahya, R. I. Todd, and N. Petrinic</i></p> <p>Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Cation Diffusion in Low-K Ceramics 197<br /> <i>Brian Good</i></p> <p>Effective Thermoelastic Properties of C/C Composites Calculated using 3D Unit Cell Presentation of the Microstructure 213<br /> <i>Galyna Stasiuk, Romana Piat, Vinit V. Deshpande, and Puneet Mahajan</i></p> <p>Inelastic Design of MMCS with Lamellar Microstructure 221<br /> <i>Yuriy Sinchuk and Romana Piat</i></p> <p>Multi-Scale Modeling of Textile Reinforced Ceramic Composites 233<br /> <i>J. Vorel, S. Urbanova, E. Grippon, I. Jandejsek, M. Marsalkova, M. Sejnoha</i></p> <p>Numerical Estimation of the Infiltrability of Woven CMC Preforms 247<br /> <i>G. L. Vignoles, W. Ros, and C. Germain</i></p> <p>Multiscale Extraction of Morphological Features in Woven CMCs 253<br /> <i>C. Chapoullie, C. Germain, J-P. Da Costa, G. L. Vignoles, and M. Cataldi</i></p> <p><b>MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS AND NANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES AND NITRIDES</b></p> <p>Influence of Precursors Stoichiometry on SHS Synthesis of Ti2AIC Powders 265<br /> <i>L. Chlubny, J. Lis, and M.M. Bucko</i></p> <p>XRD and TG-DSC Analysis of the Silicon Carbide-Palladium Reaction 273<br /> <i>M. Gentile, P.Xiao, and T. Abram</i></p> <p>Modelling Damage and Failure in Structural Ceramics at Ultra-High Temperatures 283<br /> <i>M. Pettina, F. Biglari, D. D. Jayaseelan, L. J. Vandeperre, P. Brown, A. Heaton, and K. Nikbin</i></p> <p>Influence of Precursor Zirconium Carbide Powders on the Properties of the Spark Plasma Sintered Ceramic Composite Materials 297<br /> <i>Nikolai Voltsihhin, Irina Hussainova, Simo-Pekka Hannula, and Mart Viljus</i></p> <p><b>SECOND ANNUAL GLOBAL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR FORUM</b></p> <p>Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Sr and La CO-Doped PZT Ceramics 311<br /> <i>Volkan Kalem and Muharrem Timucin</i></p> <p>Author Index 321</p>

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