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Concrete Pavements to help cool cities experiencing heatwaves

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA have recommended the use of concrete pavements for new and rehabilitation of cities sidewalks citing that, “Concrete, for example, is […]

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ACI Foundation Funds UHPC, SCM, Concrete Specimen Research

The ACI Foundation is committed to progress in the industry by funding needed concrete research and will fund 10 research projects in 2022 in the “ACI Foundation Research Awards for

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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with PLC Calculator

New website-calculator fromPortland Cement Association (PCA)!Same durability.Same resilience.10% carbon footprint reduction.* “CO2 Calculator: EASY. PROVEN. READILY AVAIALBE!” Portland-limestone cement (PLC) is engineered with a higher limestone content. PLC gives specifiers,

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Upgrades to “PavementDesigner.org” — Design Platform Now Better Than Ever!

With some significant changes to PavementDesigner.org, the cement and concrete pavement industries’web-based concrete-pavement-thickness design platformis now better than ever! Eric Ferrebee, Technical Services-ACPA and Andy Gieraltowski, Operations and IT-ACPA, implemented

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4th AASHTO Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting Held in New Orleans—Advancing ME Design Implementation

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the fourth American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting was held the first week of November at

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Measuring Airport Runway Friction Levels for Retexturing: Before & After Shotblasting (vs. Waterblasting or Chemical Method)

Following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) friction guidance, airport operations must monitor the friction levels on runways, and when the friction level drops below FAA minimum levels, the rubber buildup must be

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Please Join MIT in Participation of “Smartphone Research Project”!

All those in the concrete pavement industry, members of our association, affiliates, and technology partners are encouraged to participate in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pilot research project that uses smartphone

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“PavementDesigner.org” on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram—Join in on the Discussion!

  A series of PavementDesigner.org infographics will be posting on ACPA’s Twitter, Facebook & Instagram intermittently throughout the summer. Join in on the dialogue on social media! Please retweet, post, and repost

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Ottawa, Canada: Concrete Mix Design Mobile App

The concrete mix design section in the Concrete Hub mobile app is a handy tool that follows the ACI 211.1-91 guidelines for mixture proportioning of normal, heavyweight, and mass concrete

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Canada/North America: FREE Popular Pavement LCA Tool for Roadways Now Available as Web Application

The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute has released a web version of Pavement LCA, its popular and FREE “life cycle assessment (LCA)” tool for roadways. The easy-to-use software tool calculates the environmental impact

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ACPA App Library Offers Helpful Online Tools

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has a large App Library that is an invaluable “go-to helpful tool” resource. The library offers convenient, user-friendly apps with the following categories: All Construction

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EPAV … Next Generation Surface Concrete (Providencia, Santiago-Chile)

Aplicación en Chile de la nueva técnica de reparacion de pavimentos de hormigon o asfalto de bajo mantenimiento. El servicio consiste en varias pasadas de Cepillado y Ranurado. Todo reduce

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Nigeria, West Africa: Rising Need for Cement Use in Road Construction

In an August 2015 AllAfrica Online Magazine article, “Nigeria: Rising Need for Cement Use in Road Construction” Crusoe Osagie discusses the need to extend the use of cement beyond building

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ACPA Revamps Application Library

ACPA has launched version 2.0 of its popular applications library, which features 59 web and smartphone applications, as well as software interfaces. The upgraded site makes searching for and using the apps faster

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