Construction

California Measures Perf. & Benefits of RSC: Short-Term Lane Closures, Durability, & Lasts 30 Years! +VIDEO

Results of a Southern California freeway survey that set out to determinethe short-term & long-term performance of rapid strength concrete for the potentialrepair, restoration, & slab replacement of highway infrastructure […]

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VIDEO: Stunning Visual & Audible Mix— Sustainability Benefits of Concrete

Concrete is not only the world’s most used building material,it is the world’s most used material in general after water—for a reason … It is:ABUNDANT. AFFORDABLE. LOCALLY AVAILABLE. CAN BE

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Concrete Pavement Becoming Preferred Alternative for Industrial Paving— Conventional, RCC, Concrete Overlays, & TCP

Asphalt pavement is everywhere you look, but what if you could have concrete for the same price? That’s the question that concrete pavement contractors are asking owners today, and often

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India Building Large-Scale Concrete Pavement Highways & Expressways in “World-Record Speed”

Click to go to “India Book of Records“ India has been building highways and expressways in record pace—faster than ever before and will be open for travelers soon! Construction Week

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Concrete Pavement Innovation Partners in Pioneering Hardstand Launch

An innovation in concrete pavement construction was recently launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, and according to Hannes Engelbrecht, Concrete Unit Business Director-CHRYSO-Southern Africa: “Pointing the way to the future of

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A First: Concrete Pavement Job at U.S. Airport Uses Lightweight Recycled Glass Aggregate

An airfield pavement project at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is using approximately 90,000 cu yd of ultra-light foamed glass aggregate (UL-FGA), which officials believe is the largest application of its

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ABSTRACT: “Effect of white cement bypass dust on the degradation of roller-compacted concrete subjected to sulphate attack”

Rana A. M. Alhorani; Samaher A. Asaad; & Raed M. AbendehReceived January 25, 2021, Accepted April 2, 2021, Published online: April 19, 2021 Large amounts of waste white cement bypass

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Phoenix Concrete Pavement Preservation with Diamond Grinding-Smooth, Quiet, Durable, Low Maintenance

Article based on a webinar originally presented during the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA) Technical Sessions, Dec. 2020. To watch the full presentation titled “Concrete Pavement Preservation – The Phoenix Diamond

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CPTech Center: Meet New Board Member, Shauna Hallmark; 1 Report; 2 Guides; & Virtual “Travel”

Meet New Board Member, Shauna Hallmark: When the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center)‘s Executive Board of Directors considers which initiatives can make the greatest impact, the voices of professionals working in

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Careful Planning/Innovative Staging Lead to Cost-Effective & Efficient Concrete Paving in Critical Corridor of Metro Areas

Careful planning has lead to innovative staging, as well as cost-effective and efficient concrete paving of U.S. 18/151 Verona Road Project, Stage 2 in Dane County and the Madison, Wisconsin,

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Oostende-Brugge Renovating ‘Aeroplane Parking Apron 2’: On-Site Concrete Plant = Fully Operational

Oostende-Brugge (Ostend-Bruges)Airport will begin mid-April with the renovation of aircraft parking apron 2: Oostende–Brugge International Airport—commonly known as Ostend Airport or Ostend-Bruges—is an international airport located south/southwest of Oostende, West

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Virtual “4th ICTG” to be Held May 24-27: Early-Bird Registration through Mar 31

REGISTRATION is now OPEN for the “4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics” (“4th ICTG”), which will be held as a virtual event on May 24 – 27, 2021 hosted by

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TRANSTEC + Concrete Pavements: Nonwoven Geotextile Interlayers; Data Collection; Engineers Week; & Pavement Research

Nonwoven Geotextile Interlayers in Concrete Pavements Improve Pavement Performance while Reducing Costs: Improving Pavement in America Pavement engineers are constantly seeking out proven innovative concepts with the potential to improve

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Indian Gov’t. Stresses Need for All Roads to be PCPs + Paper: “Theoretical Investigation on PCP as Sustainable Pavement Technology (SPT)”

Transport and Highways-Government of India is considering switching to cement concrete pavements and mainly pervious concrete pavements (PCP)s as the main transportation mode throughout India versus flexible (asphalt) pavement. Stormwater

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ASCE 20-Yr. Research Report Warns Infrastructure Underinvestment at Release of 2021 “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure”

An American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)‘sWEB CONFERENCE provided a high-level overviewof recent research that projects the toll of inactionif infrastructure investment levelsremain status quo over the next 20 years.

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18th IRF to be Held in Dubai Nov 7-10, 2021 … Call for Papers Will be Open ’til March 15!

Click to enlarge The 18th World Meeting & Exhibition of the International Road Federation (IRF) will be held November 7-10, 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai, UAE. Hosted

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Project Completed Early; Survived Harshest Weather; 10 More Projects ‘in the Works’

Click to enlarge. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Indiarecently completed its first large-scalerigid concrete pavement upgrade project! Srinagar, known as ‘Sirinagar in Kashmiri’, is the largest city and the summer

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TRB Webinar: Concrete Overlays of Asphalt to be Held March 11

Concrete overlays of asphalt (COA) pavements are a widely accepted rehabilitation strategy used to extend the life of asphalt pavements. However, there are still design and construction challenges, and COA

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Abstract: Using Reclaimed Asphalt for Sustainable Pervious Concrete Pavement Mixes

American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Online News called “SOURCE” recently posted a paper abstract titled “Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement as a Substitution to Natural Coarse Aggregate for the Production of

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TRB Concrete Pavement POSTER SESSION Touted 11 Papers at 2021 Virtual Annual Mtg

Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements sponsored a POSTER SESSION during the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting – A Virtual Event – throughout January 2021.

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