Abstract: A new adhesive strength test (AST) was developed to determine the adhesive strength of joint sealant. A series of sealant thicknesses, displacement rates, and curing times was tested to determine proper AST testing parameters ...

Abstract: The sediment erosion rate flume (SERF) device was computationally modeled using CD-adapco’s Star-CCM+ at varying flow rates and sample roughnesses so that wall shear stresses could be evaluated during a piston-style erosion ...

Abstract: The sediment erosion rate flume (SERF) is used to evaluate various methods to estimate shear stresses in a flume-style erosion rate testing device. Results show that direct shear stress measurements most closely correspond ...