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ASCP 2015 Concrete Pavement Conference Brochure NOW AVAILABLE

The printable conference brochure of the Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP)‘s 2015 Concrete Pavements Conference is NOW AVAILABLE! The conference will be held July 20-21, 2015 at the Breakfree Aanuka Beach Resort in […]

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20th Colombian Symposium on Pavement Engineering Announced

The 20th Colombian Symposium on Pavement Engineering will be held September 23-25, 2015 in Santa Marta, Colombia. The main theme of the XX Colombian Symposium on Pavement Engineering is “Government-industry-academia

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Call for Applications for Summer School -> High-Performance Fibre-Reinforced Cement-Based Composites (HPFRCC) for Future Infrastructure

Following is TU Dresden‘s announcement on this exciting opportunity: We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for Summer School HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBRE-REINFORCED CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITES (HPFRCC) FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, 26-31 July

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Dr. Peter Taylor Named Director of the CP Tech Center

The board of directors for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)-Iowa State University, announced that Dr. Peter Taylor, Research Associate Professor-Iowa State Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental

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Design Workshops to be Held in Chile: OptiPave 2: Fundamentals & Use of Software

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The Institute of Cement and Concrete Chile (ICH) and TCPavements have collaborated and will hold a workshop, in 5 cities in Chile, that will allow the attendees to develop

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Natural Nanocrystals Shown to Strengthen Concrete

Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the ubiquitous construction material. The cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)

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ISCP Member, First Person Outside USA to Serve as ACPA Chapter/State Chairman, Shares His Goals

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]ISCP Member, Rico Fung, P.E., Director, Markets & Technical Affairs, Cement Association of Canada-Toronto (CAC) (ISCP Organizational Member), has a clear path mapped out for the ACPA-affiliated Chapter/States during his tenure

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Minnesota Annual Concrete Paving Workshop & Awards Banquet

More than 160 people attended the 54th Annual Concrete Pavement Association of Minnesota (CPAM) Concrete Paving Workshop and/or Awards Banquet held on March 12-13, 2015, at Breezy Point Conference Center in Breezy Point, MN. Steve

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ACPA – Southeast Chapter Unveils New Website

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The American Concrete Pavement Association – Southeast Chapter (ACPA-SE) has launched a new website, which boasts dynamic features, high-quality graphics, and rich content. The site enables visitors to view information about various

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Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis (MDA): An Innovative Approach To Proportioning Concrete Mixtures

CPTech Center published a document that Mixture proportioning is routinely a matter of using a recipe based on a previously produced concrete, rather than adjusting the proportions based on the needs of

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IMCYC Reprints Concrete Pavement for Highways – Volume 1 – Construction and Projects

By popular demand, this book has recently been reprinted by IMCYC and is now again available.  This book, presented in Spanish, is part of a series on concrete pavements for roads prepared

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Long-Term Pavement Performance Automated Faulting Measurement

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (US-FHWA) has released a report that focuses on identifying transverse joint locations on jointed plain concrete pavements using an automated joint detection algorithm and computing faulting. At these

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Evaluation of Pavement Safety Performance

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that isolates the effects of various low-cost pavement treatments on roadway safety through analysis of both flexible and rigid pavement treatments. The intent

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ISCP Job Board: Senior Pavement Specialist in Oman

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The ISCP job board is for any concrete pavement jobs, including those in design, construction, inspection, testing, academia, promotion, or any other aspect of the concrete pavement industry. The first

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ACI Releases 327R-14 Guide to Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has produced a guide to provide owner-agencies, contractors, materials suppliers, and others with a thorough introduction to roller-compacted concrete (RCC) and its many paving

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First Call for Papers ISCP’s 11th ICCP 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]ISCP’s 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) will be held in San Antonio, Texas, USA, August 28 – September 1, 2016. The 11th ICCP theme is: Concrete Pavements:

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TRB Announces 3 Webinars on Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP)

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The first of three webinars on the subject of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) has been scheduled by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), for delivery on March 30,

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World of Concrete Hosts Largest Crowd in Six Years

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]World of Concrete 2015 (WOC2015) was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 2-6, 2015. WOC is the industry’s only annual international

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Abstract Due: MAY 15th for the 3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Paper submissions are invited for the 3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements to be held at the Centro de Convenções de Bonito, October 28-30, 2015 in

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