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‘Concrete Garb’ (Podcast) “Pervious Concrete, With a Fistful of Steel!”

Jereme Montgomerey, Executive Director-Nebraska Concrete & Aggregates Association (NC&AA), has produced a “Concrete Garb” (Webinar) titled “Pervious Concrete, With a Fistful of Steel!” and subtitled “Density is our Destiny”. The presentation […]

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Minnesota, USA: Unbonded Overlay Construction Featuring Fabric Interlayer

The Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) reported that Olmsted County, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, constructed an unbounded concrete overlay construction featuring fabric interlayer as a replacement for a hot mix asphalt interlayer. The unbounded

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Drone Video Illustrates Beautiful, Safe, Concrete Roundabouts in Wisconsin, USA

The new Wisconsin 441 Tri-County Project (WIS 441) project features the latest in design and technology. The WIS 441 is needed to address safety concerns and traffic demands on one of

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ACPA Workshop to be Held in October: “All About Joint Design & Construction”

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) will host a two-day national workshop on Concrete Pavement Joint Design and Construction, on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27 and 28, 2015 at the ACPA

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Why India Project is Investing in 100% Concrete Roads

Sri. Nitin Gadkari, Transport Minister of India said, “100% of roads in a $4.7 billion development project will be cement/concrete. This large-scale infrastructure program involves converting 12 major ports into smart cities.” This

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Solar Panels Far Exceed Expectations & Pave Way for Power-Producing Pavements

  A 3-year pilot project/experimental bike path with solar panels has generated more than 3,000 kilowatt-hours during its first six months of operation in Amsterdam, Netherlands—far exceeding engineers’ expectations. The

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April 2015 CP Road Map E-News Released

News from the Road News from the Road highlights research around the United States that is helping the concrete pavement community meet the research objectives outlined in the CP Road Map. To

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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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Use of Precast & In-situ Cast Concrete for Public Square in Liège, Belgium

Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry (FEBELCEM) published a brochure (available in French and Dutch) that describes the design and construction of the public square in front of the Guillemins Railway Station in

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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published a TechBrief titled “Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP)”. This TechBrief presents an overview of PICP and its use. General information is provided on PICP composition

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ACPA Launches Wikipave: a Concrete Pavement Wikipedia

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) today announced the launch of its Wikipave™ website,  which places information about and related to concrete pavement at the fingertips of anyone, anywhere

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“Producing Freeze-Thaw Durable Concrete” is the January MAP Brief from the CP Tech Center

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]When concrete is in a wet environment and exposed to freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles, tensile stresses develop within the concrete. Localized damage to the surface of concrete can also

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Evaluating the Performance of Alternative Supplementary Cementing Material in Concrete

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that characterizes and evaluates the performance of eight natural pozzolans to assess their

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Public Works Dedicates Special Issue to Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC)

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]A special issue of Public Works magazine dedicated to roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement includes articles on: “Alternate pavement” stands the test of time – A roller-compacted concrete road

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“Relating Transport Properties to Performance in Concrete Pavements ” is the December MAP Brief from the CP Tech Center

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]This MAP brief summarizes ongoing research that has been performed to assess fluid and vapor transport in concrete. In general terms the word “transport” is used to describe

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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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Optimizing Pavement Base, Subbase, and Subgrade Layers for Cost and Performance on Local Roads

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This report is one of two products for this project with the other being a design guide. This report describes test results and comparative analysis from 16 different portland

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Rigid Pavement Design: Past, Present, and Future

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Presented by Lev Khazanovich, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN by the American Concrete Institute. This session provides insight into current research regarding concrete paving. The intended audience

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Utah DOT Standard Design is now 5 Dowel Bars per Wheelpath

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has changed their standard design detail for dowel bars to now include only 5 dowels per wheelpath.  

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Ultra-Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement (UTRCP) in South Africa

The Gauteng Department of Public Transport, Roads and Works (GDPTRW), in partnership with the City of Tshwane, and Council for Science and Industrial Research, initiated the Ultra-thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement

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