Publications

Book Chapters

  1. Torres, A*, Aguayo, F., Allena, S., Ellis, MG, “Recommendations on the Use of Various Chemical Water Reducing Agents with Ultra High Strength Concretes” Current Perspectives on Chemical Sciences Vol. 3, (2020), Chapter 1, Print ISBN: 978-93-90431-73-1, eBook ISBN: 978-93-90431-81-6

Refereed Journal Publications

  1. Torres, A*, (2022) “Using Large Peer-Teaching Groups to Learn Construction Management Software Packages” Journal of Construction Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2022.2145394
  2. Hasan, T., Gilbert, L., Allena, S.*, Danquah, J., Torres, A., (2022) “Development of Cost-Effective and Workable Ultra-High Performance Concrete Mixtures Using Local Materials” Buildings, 12, 1865. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111865
  3. Villareal, R.G, Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Moro, C., (2022) “An Alternative Test Method for Determining Hardened Air Void Parameters for Durable Concrete Pavement” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, August 2022, (currently in-press)
  4. Villareal, R.G, Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Moro, C., (2022) “Assessing the Degree of Polish on Hardened Concrete Air Void Parameters” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, 2022, 11(4): 177-188
  5. Torres, A.*, Sriraman, V., Martinez-Ortiz, M., (2022) “Using Embedded Quality Managers in Peer Teaching Groups in a Construction Management Classroom” International Journal of Instruction, Accepted July 2022, (currently in-press)
  6. Vazquez-Villegas, P, Ruiz-Cantisini, M., Torres, A., Sriraman, V., Martinez-Ortiz, M., Mebrillo-Hernandez, J. (2022) “Preserving World Cultural Heritage: Social Justice and Sustainability Competencies via Socially-Oriented Interdisciplinary Education” Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability (Vol. 24, Issue 1, June 2022)
  7. Gopal, D.,U Fernandez, R.U, Nodehi, M.G, Debbarma, S., Torres, A., Shi, X*., (2022) “Use of Lunar Regolith Simulants to Synthesize Geopolymer for Lunar Construction” NASA Technical Brief, NASA Technical Library Depository, 2022
  8. Torres, A.*, Hu, J., Sriraman, V., Ortiz, A., Membrillo, J., (2022) “Assessing the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Across Two Concrete Construction Courses” International Journal of Instruction, Vol 15, No 4, pp. 473-496
  9. Ikechukwu, OG., Aguayo, F., Torres, A.*, (2022) “Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete Produced with Recycled Concrete Aggregates” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, 11(2), p. 65-74 https://doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2022.11.2.65
  10. Torres, A. *, Aguayo, F., Alena, S., (2021) “The Effect of Various Polynaphthalene Sulfonate Based Superplasticizers on the Workability of Reactive Powder Concrete” Journal of Building Material Science, 2(1)
  11. Torres, A*., Sriraman, V., & Ortiz, A. (2021). “Comprehensive assessment of a project based learning application in a project management course” International Journal of Instruction, 14(3), 463-480
  12. Torres, A*, (2020) “Using Foundry Waste Materials in Concrete for a More Sustainable Future” Cur Trends Civil & Struct Eng. 6(2): CTCSE.MS.ID.000638. DOI: 10.33552/CTCSE.2020.06.000638.
  13. Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Gaedicke, C., Nerby, P.U, Cavazos, M.U, Nerby, C.U, (2020) “Developing High Strength Pervious Concrete Mixtures with Local Materials” Journal of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, V8, pg. 20-24
  14. Aguayo, F*, Torres, A., Kim, Y.J., Thombare, O.G (2020), “Accelerated Carbonation Assessment of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete” Journal of Material Science and Chemical Engineering
  15. Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Allena, S., Ellis, MG, (2019) “Investigating the Rheological Properties of Ultra High Strength Concrete Made with Various Superplasticizers” Journal of Advances in Science and Engineering; 11(2)
  16. Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Allena, S., Ellis, MG, (2019) “Mechanical Properties of Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Made with Foundry Sand” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction; 8(4):157-167
  17. Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., Allena, S., (2019) “Developing Sustainable Ultra High Strength Concrete Mixtures Using Spent Foundry Sand” Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 13, 343-352
  18. Torres, A.*, Gaedicke , Hu, J., Bejugam, R.G, and McMasters, S.G, (2018) “Comparing Design Void Content with Actual Void Content of Laboratory Prepared Pervious Concrete”, Materials Sciences and Applications, 9, 596-613.
  19. Yoo Jae Kim*, Ryno van LeeuwenG, Bum-Yean Cho, Vedaraman Sriraman, Anthony Torres, (2018) “Evaluation of the Efficiency of Limestone Powder in Concrete and the Effects on the Environment” Journal of Sustainability, 10, 550
  20. Sharma, H.G, Torres, *, Kim, Y.J., Hu, J., Sriraman, V., Ellis, J.G, (2018) “Building a User-Friendly LCI Prediction Model for Concrete Mixtures” Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technology 3(1) pp. 138-155
  21. Sriraman, V.*, Ortiz, A., Torres, A., (2017) “Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Ecology using a Hybrid Problem-Project Based Learning Approach” Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol 4, Issue 2, pp. 8-15
  22. Torres, A.*, Sriraman, V., and Ortiz, A., (2017) “Implementing Project Based Learning in a Concrete Industry Management Course” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol 2, pp 19-31
  23. Kim, H. H.G, Mazumder, M.G, Torres, A., Lee, S.-J.*, and Lee, M.-S., (2017) “Characterization of CRM Binders with Wax Additives Using an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and an Optical Microscopy,” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 504–525, ISSN 2379-1357
  24. Aguayo, F.*, Torres, A., Talamini, T.U, and Whaley, K.U, (2017) “Investigation into the Heat of Hydration and Alkali Silica Reactivity of Sustainable Ultrahigh Strength Concrete with Foundry Sand,” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 2017, Article ID 2096808, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2017/2096808
  25. Bartlett, L.N.*, Rahman, R.G & Torres, A., (2017) “Minimizing Phosphorus Pickup During Melting and Casting of Lightweight Fe–Mn–Al–C Steels” Inter Metalcast. doi:10.1007/s40962-017-0152-9
  26. Torres, A.*, Bartlett, L., Pilgrim, C.U, (2017) “Effect of foundry waste on the mechanical properties of Portland Cement Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 135, Pages 674-681, ISSN 0950-0618
  27. Gaedicke, C*, Torres, A, Huynh, KG, Marines A,G (2016) “A method to correlate splitting tensile strength and compressive strength of pervious concrete cylinders and cores”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 125, Pages 271-278, ISSN 0950-0618
  28. Talley, K.* and Torres, A., (2016) “Measuring the Impact of Rapid Feedback Daily Objective Pedagogy” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, pg 1-23, doi: 10.1080/15578771.2016.1200697
  29. Torres, A.* and Hu, J., (2016) “An Alternate Test Method for the Void Content of Pervious Concrete,” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 24–45, doi:10.1520/ ACEM20150022. ISSN 2165-3984
  30. Torres, A.* and Burkhart, A.U (2016) Developing Sustainable High Strength Concrete Mixtures Using Local Materials and Recycled Concrete. Materials Sciences and Applications, 7, 128-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/msa.2016.72013
  31. Torres, A.* Barr, R.G, (2016) “The Development of a Heated-Stage Optical Microscope for ZBLAN Microgravity Crystallization” Microgravity and Science and Technology, Volume 15 (64), Pages 1-14, DOI: 10.1007/s12217-016-9488-7
  32. Torres, A,* Barr, R.G, (2015) “A Quantitative Characterization Of Micro-Gravity And Unit-Gravity Processed ZBLAN Glass”, Materials Characterization, Volume 107, Pages 386-397, ISSN 1044-5803
  33. Torres, A.,* Hu, J., Ramos, A.U, (2015) “The Effect of the Cementitious Paste Thickness on the Performance of Pervious Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 95, Pages 850-859, ISSN 0950-0618
  34. Torres, A.,* Ganley, J., Maji, A, (2014) “The Effect of Microcrystals on ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF Glass Fiber Fracture” Journal of Experimental Techniques; doi:10.111/ext.12118;
  35. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J., (2014) “Experimental and Analytical Techniques for Studying ZBLAN Crystallization in Microgravity” Journal of Experimental Techniques; doi: 10.1111/ext.12099;
  36. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J., (2014) “Understanding the Role of Gravity in the Crystallization Suppression of ZBLAN Glass” Journal of Material Science, Volume 49(22), pp7770-7781
  37. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J., Tucker, D., Starodubov, D. (2014) “Increasing the Working Temperature Range of ZBLAN Glass Through Microgravity Processing” Optical Engineering, 53(3) 036103
  38. Torres, A.* and Maji, A., (2013) “The Development of a Modified Bi-Axial Composite Test Specimen” Journal of Composite Materials, V47 (19), pp 2385 – 2398

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Aguayo, F., Torres, A, Ikechukwu, O.G, Nodehi, M.G “Carbonation and Chloride Induced Corrosion in Novel Rapid Hardening Cements” 2022 International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico
  2. Aguayo, F.*, Okechi, IG, Torres, A, “Influence of Relative Humidity and CO2 Concentration on the Carbonation of Alternative Cementitious Binders” The Corvallis Workshop: Concrete Fit for Purpose and Planet, Oregon State University, May 2022
  3. Trueba, L., Torres, A, “Incorporated a Milestone-Based Project Based Learning Method in a Foundry Course” 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
  4. Torres, A.*, Aguayo, F., (2020) “Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Ultra-High Strength Foundry Sand Concrete” 2020 Transportation Consortium of South Central States Conference
  5. Aguayo, F., Torres, A., (2020) “Hydration and Strength Development in Blended Class F and Class C Fly Ash Systems” 2020 2020 Transportation Consortium of South Central States Conference
  6. Torres A.,* Aguayo F., Allena S., Ellis M.G (2020) The Effect of Various Superplasticizers on Ultra High Strength Concrete. In: Martirena-Hernandez J., Alujas-Díaz A., Amador-Hernandez M. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference of Sustainable Production and Use of Cement and Concrete. RILEM Bookseries, vol 22. Springer, Cham
  7. Aguayo F., Torres A., Thombare O.G, Drimalas T. (2020) Evaluating Carbonation-Induced Corrosion in High-Volume SCM Mixtures Through the Square Root Model. In: Martirena-Hernandez J., Alujas-Díaz A., Amador-Hernandez M. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference of Sustainable Production and Use of Cement and Concrete. RILEM Bookseries, vol 22. Springer, Cham
  8. Torres A., Aguayo F., “The Effect of Foundry Waste on the Mechanical Properties of Self Consolidating Concrete” ACI Convention, October 2019, Cincinnati, OH
  9. Torres, A.,* Kibling, K.G, Sriraman, V., Ortiz, A., “The Use of Peer Teaching Quality Managers to Improve Student Learning Retention in a Construction Project Management Course” ASEE’s 125th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June, 2018
  10. Sriraman, V.,* Ortiz, A., Torres, A., “Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Ecology using a Hybrid Problem-Project Based Learning Approach” ASEE’s 124th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June, 2017 Best Paper Award – Engineering Technology Division 2017
  11. Bartlett, L.,* Rahman, R.G, Torres, A., “Evaluation of Molten Steel-Refractory Interactions in High Manganese and Aluminum Steels during Transfer Operations” Accepted January 2017 to Metal Casting Congress by the American Foundry Society, April, 2017
  12. Torres, A.,* Sriraman, V., Ortiz, A., “Considering the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Assessment and the Impact of PrBL Implementation in a Concrete Industry Project Management Course” ASEE’s 123rd Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 26 – 29, 2016
  13. Torres, A.,* Barr, R.G, “An Alternative Crystallization Characterization Method For ZBLAN Glass” Materials Science & Technology 2015, October 4-8, 2015
  14. Torres, A.,* Vedaraman, S., Peer-Teaching in Construction Project Management Scheduling Software” ASEE’s 122nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 14 – 17, 2015
  15. Torres, A.,* Vedaraman, S., “Project Based Learning in Concrete Industry Project Management” ASEE’s 122nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 14 – 17, 2015
  16. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J., “Analyzing the Bending Ability of ZBLAN Glass Fibers” ASCE Earth and Space Conference, ASCE Earth and Space Conference; pp. 1 – 5
  17. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J., “Characterization of a Heating and Quenching Testing Apparatus for Microgravity Testing” Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 6, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 10.1007/978-3-319-06989-0_9, June 2-5, 2014; Greenville, SC, pp. 67-73
  18. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., Ganley, J, Tucker, D. and Starodobov, D., “Enhanced Processability of ZrF4 – BaF2 – LaF3 – AlF3 – NaF glass Microgravity” Proc. SPIE 8704, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIX, 87042C (2013), doi:10.1117/12.2018308 pp. 1-13

Published (with University of New Mexico Affiliation)

  1. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., and Tarefder, R., (2012) “Effect of Holes on the Bi-Axial Strength of Woven Composites” ASCE Earth and Space Conference 2012; pp. 641 – 646
  1. Torres, A.,* Maji, A., and Tarefder, R., (2010) “The Development of a Modified Bi-Axial Composite Test Specimen” ASCE Earth and Space Conference 2010: pp.1716-1721

Note: *indicates corresponding author, G indicates a graduate student, U indicates an undergraduate student