RILEM and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the past 50 years

There has been a long partnership in the materials science of building materials between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM). This paper discusses on the technical contributions NIST has made to RILEM, focusing on the articles published in Materials and Structures, whose 50-year anniversary is being celebrated in this issue. Since 1968, NIST has had a name change and a building materials division was formed, merged, and renamed since the 1970s, while RILEM has stayed constant in its name and organization, although its technical committee structure is purposely fluid. Many NIST personnel have contributed to the partnership between RILEM and NIST in more than one material type. This overview briefly covers these areas.