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Greetings from the President
I am glad to inform you that the
Society's strategic planning meeting that took place this month in On other fronts, the Conference on
Concrete Roads in South Africa held this month in conjunction with the
working board meeting was a success (see related article), and we all look
forward to future ISCP-cosponsored workshops later this year in China and Brazil,
where selected members of the Board of Directors (BOD) are attending as
invited speakers. This has been great
opportunity to bring needed exposure to the Society, and we feel that, in
time, this type of activity will be expanded to include general members of
the Society (rather than just the BOD) due to the frequency of demand for
such events. All in all, it is evident
that Society membership provides significant benefits, both professionally
and personally. International
Conference on Concrete Roads The South African Cement and Concrete
Institute (C&CI), in
collaboration with the ISCP, organized the International Conference on
Concrete Roads 2007. The event was endorsed by the South African National
Roads Agency Limited, and attracted more than 200 professionals from the
paving industry, roads agencies, as well as consultants and academics. The
topic of the presentations ranged from sustainable pavements to long-life
strategies, design, thin slabs, conventional and ultra-thin CRCP, and
rehabilitation and reconstruction experiences. For more information contact Bryan Perrie
at bryan@cnci.org.za. Strategic Planning Meeting
Highlights ISCP’s
Board of Directors held the Society’s first major Strategic Planning Meeting
on August 14-16 in The
minutes of this meeting will soon be available on the ISCP website at www.concretepavements.org.
Highlights of actions taken and decisions made at the meeting include
the following: ·
Modified
the ISCP Constitutional mission statement (pending ratification by the
general membership) to read as follows: The mission of the Society is to
facilitate the advancement of knowledge and technology related to concrete
pavements through education, technology transfer and research at an
international level. The Society will
gather and disseminate information for the concrete pavement community. The Society’s efforts will promote
technological advancements and competence of its members, leading to improved
concrete pavement performance. ·
Set
goals of increasing Society membership by 2011 to include 400 general members
and 25 corporate or organizational members/sponsors (up from current levels
of 200 and 8). ·
Refined
the definition of eligibility for student membership (i.e., full-time undergrad
or graduate student as identified by the student’s school) and reduced
student membership fees to zero effective January 1, 2008. ·
Redefined
terms of eligibility for election and continuation of board members to
require more active involvement (current dues-paying or honorary member,
attend at least one board meeting each year in person or by teleconference,
participate in at least one standing committee). Also limited to five (5) the number of
Directors that can be residents of the same country to ensure more
international representation and to prevent any one country from being
represented by a majority of the Board seats. ·
Added
Standing Committees on Membership (to promote and sustain all forms of
Society Membership) and Technology Transfer (to determine the ways and means
of achieving Society goals related to performing technology transfer tasks). ·
Discussed
options for establishing an online repository of technical documents and
publications related to concrete pavement technology from around the world. ·
Discussed
options for hiring administrative assistance for the Society, with detailed
options to be presented at the next Board meeting. ·
Adopted
the concept of “Local/Regional ISCP Coordinators” who will serve as local
ISCP representatives in various countries and regions of the world and will
coordinate ISCP-sponsored activities.
These positions could serve as the fore-runners of eventual ISCP
chapters. ·
Resolved
to continue to have mid-year Board and/or Strategic Planning meetings in
conjunction with an ISCP co-sponsored conference (as was done in ·
Resolved
to reciprocate support for the international conferences and activities of
other organizations with similar goals and objectives to those of ISCP. The
implementation of these actions and the follow-up work that is planned will
help to raise the level of service that the Society provides its members and
will help to move the organization to be a truly international organization
in terms of both membership and function. Registration to Open for 9th
International Conference
Registration
materials for the 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements are being prepared for mailing
to all current ISCP members and many previous attendees in early
September. Registration forms will
also be available on the ISCP website at www.concretepavements.org.
Registration fees are being discounted by $100US for current ISCP
members who renew their membership for 2008.
Additional discounts are available for government employees. The
9th Conference, which will be held at the Marriott Hotel in ·
Concrete
Pavement Preservation (offered twice) ·
100-Year
Concrete Pavements (offered twice) ·
CRCP ·
MEPDG
Concrete Design Implementation ·
Alkali-Aggregate
Issues ·
Innovative
Methods and Materials ·
Concrete
Pavement Technology Forum on Precast Slabs ·
Latest
Research on Airport Concrete Pavements For
more information, contact Kathleen Hall (Conference Chair) at kthall64@comcast.net.
Fundamental Workshop on Concrete Pavements Planned to Precede 9th
ICCP From This independent workshop will be
sponsored by ISCP,
the Illinois
Center for Transportation at the An announcement brochure and call
for participation in this workshop can be downloaded at: http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp/workshop_brochure.pdf More information can also be
found by contacting either of the workshop organizers (Jeff Roesler at jroesler@uiuc.edu
or Lev Khazanovich at khaza001@umn.edu). Open Research Positions at the The Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
is seeking qualified candidates for two positions: Research Engineer at the Advanced Transportation Research
and Engineering Laboratory (ATREL)
and Technical Administrator for the Illinois Center for
Transportation (ICT), located at the ATREL facilities
in nearby Rantoul, Illinois. The Virginia Transportation Research
Council (VTRC)
recently announcement their intention to fill a pavement research scientist
position as well. More information on
these positions can be found at: http://www.concretepavements.org/help.htm Recent concrete pavement articles in the IJPE The latest published issue (vol.
8, issue 4, 2007) of the International Journal of Pavement Engineering
contains the following articles related to concrete pavements:
Laboratory
study of larger sized aggregate in Portland cement concrete by
Jeff C. Mills; Anastasios M. Ioannides (ISCP member) Durability of stabilized base courses subjected
to wet-dry cycles by N.
Khoury; M. M. Zaman Nine-slab model for jointed concrete pavements by
W. Liu; T. F. Fwa Abstracts for these articles can
be found on the publishers’ webpage: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1029-8436 If you are a subscriber or you
are affiliated with a subscribed institution you can also download the
complete papers from there. RFP - Next Generation Dispersants for Concrete Admixtures Experts in concrete admixtures
chemistry are invited to submit a proposal abstract by September 7,
2007. More information is available in
the Request for Proposal (RFP) document online at: http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/50505-1 ACPA
Announces Fellowship Stipend Opportunities for Students in Concrete Pavements The ACPA Education Foundation was set up to award scholarships and
grants for undergraduate and graduate university studies in the field of
civil engineering with an emphasis on concrete pavements or concrete pavement
research. ACPA Education Foundation
scholarships, grants, and other programs will help recipients cover costs of
attending a four-year university degree program or graduate school. Through
its scholarship and grant programs, the ACPA Education Foundation focuses on
supporting development and delivery of a highly trained professional
workforce specializing in concrete pavement program planning, design and
construction in order to contribute to needs related to the safe, efficient
and cost-effective expansion, maintenance and rehabilitation of the nation's
federal highway, airfield and municipal roadway infrastructure. This year the ACPA Education Foundation is offering two stipends to
graduate students in the field of civil engineering. Valentin J. Riva Stipend To honor the memory of Valentin J. (Val) Riva, who
served as the third chief executive of the American Concrete Pavement
Association from 1997 to 2004, the ACPA Education Foundation will present a
$2,000 stipend to a graduate student in civil engineering, who is engaged in
research on materials used for concrete pavement. William R. Cape Stipend In honor of the late William R. Cape, James Cape
& Sons Company, a paving contractor and long-time member and supporter of
ACPA, the ACPA Education Foundation will present a $2,000 stipend to a
graduate student in civil engineering, who is engaged in research on concrete
pavement applications (construction, design, or rehabilitation). The deadline for submissions to this fellowship program has been
extended to October 1, 2007 (5:00 pm EST).
For more information (including how to apply), please go online to http://www.pavement.com/CPEF/index.html or contact the Managing
Director of the ACPA Education Foundation, Fiona Mac Niallais, at Fiona@pavement.com PCA
publishes a hydrologic design for Pervious Concrete Pervious concrete has been used
in some regions for decades; however, recent interest in sustainable development
and recognition of pervious pavements by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as a best management practice for storm water management has
heightened interest in its use. Pervious concrete applications support
national programs such as EPA’s Heat Island Reduction Initiative and Low
Impact Development and provide a potential for credit in the LEED®
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system for sustainable
building construction. Pervious concrete can be used to
improve water quality by capturing the “first flush” of surface runoff,
reducing temperature rise in receiving waters, increasing base flow, and
reducing flooding potential by creating short term storage detention of
rainfall. In order to fully utilize these benefits, the hydrological behavior
of the pervious concrete system must be assessed. The hydrological
performance is a key parameter in decisions to use this material as a best
management practice for storm water management and is usually the
characteristic of most interest to permit-granting agencies. More information can be found in the
Portland Cement Association website at: http://www.cement.org/tech/cct_con_design_pervious_hydro.asp Polymer Concrete for Bridge Decks Deadline has been extended to http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1674 RCC Workshop in The Southeast Cement Association
(SCA) with PCA and the Great Lakes Cement Promotion Association will present
a one-day workshop on roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavements in
http://www.cement.org/exec/KY 9-25-07 RCC Design Seminar Flyer.pdf Cement Trifecta at
Three different cement products are being used in
the construction of new Runway 4 at ·
Soil-cement is being used to stabilize the
subgrade on about 600,000 square yards, pulverizing and mixing to a depth of
12 inches. ·
A 6 inches thick cement-treated base (CTB) is
being constructed on top of the stabilized subgrade. It is being plant-mixed on site using 6%
cement. ·
The concrete runway is typically 18 inches thick,
with doweled transverse joints with 20 ft spacing. The new runway will be approximately 9,400 ft.
long and 150 ft. wide, in addition to the accompanying taxiways. The project
started in 2006 and will be completed in 2008. Source:
http://www.cement.org/pavements/pv_sc_ctb_dulles.asp 7th International Congress, “Concrete: Construction’s Sustainable
Option”
September 12-13, 2007 in http://www.concretepavements.org/ September 17-21, 2007 in http://www.paris2007-route.fr/index.php?lang=en First International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete
Technology September 19-21, 2007 in http://www.cipremier.com/ciframeset.htm?index2.htm RCC Workshop in September 25, 2007 in http://www.cement.org/exec/KY
9-25-07 RCC Design Seminar Flyer.pdf ACI Fall Convention - "Puerto Rico - Bridging the October 14-18, 2007 in Fejardo, http://www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/Front.asp
October 21-23, 2007 in http://ibracon1.locaweb.com.br/eventos/pavement.workshop/informacoes.asp
November 7-9, 2007 in http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/2007cptpconf.cfm Advances in Cement Basted Materials and Applications in Civil
Infrastructure (ACBM-ACI) December 19-21, 2007 in http://www.acb-aci.org/index.htm 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board January 13-17, 2008 in 8th Global Cement Conference March 3-4, 2008 in 2nd International Symposium on Ultra High Performance Concrete March 5-7, 2008 in ACI Spring Convention:
"Design and Construction Compatibility" March
30 - April 3, 2008 in First International Symposium on Transportation and Development
Innovative Practices April 24-26, 2008 in 11th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials May 11-14, 2008 in
10th International on Application of Advanced Technologies in
Transportation - AATT 2008 May 27-31, 2008 in 6th RILEM International Conference on Pavement Cracking June 9-11, 2008 in 13th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in
Concrete 2008 (ICAAR) June 16-19, 2008 in 2nd International Conference on "Advances in Concrete and
Structures" June 19-21, 2008 in 6th
International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology July 20-23,
2008 in http://www.jsce.or.jp/committee/pavement/icpt2008.html
August 13-15, 2008 in http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp/
Organized by ISCP August 17-21, 2008 in http://www.concretepavements.org/9thiccp/ 8th International conference on Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of
Concrete and Concrete Structures (CONCREEP 8) September 30 - October 2, 2008 in
http://concrete-lab.civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concreep8/ 3rd International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing October 1-3, 2008 in
Organized by ISCP Tentatively scheduled for August
2012 in http://www.concretepavements.org/ If
you wish to submit an upcoming conference, meeting, or call for papers for
the next ISCP e-newsletter, please contact us at newsletter@concretepavements.org. The ISCP Newsletter is maintained by Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Erwin Kohler, Associate Editor, Dr. Jake Hiller, and Assistant Editor,
Amanda Bordelon. Suggestions for
future e-newsletters are welcomed at newsletter@concretepavements.org.
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