The Portland Cement Association (PCA)-North Central Region and The Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC), USA, will host the Minnesota Concrete Forum: “Concrete Forensics” on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 9:30 AM – 11:30
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Many concrete pavement mixtures in the United States are still developed based on standard, prescriptive “recipes”. These methods can be overly conservative as far as defining minimum strengths, maximum water-to-cement
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The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief October, 2015 titled “Precast Concrete Pavement (PCP) Technology”. This publication also summarizes the technical resources available to engineers
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief September, 2015 titled “Precast ConcretePavement Technology Resources”. This TechBrief provides an approach to develop structural pavement designs for jointed and prestressed
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The British Cementitious Paving Association (Britpave) has published new guidance on using concrete pavements for smart motorway construction. The new guidance, ‘Smart motorway construction with concrete’ examines a full range of
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After completion of a six-month long revamp worth $400M, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, USA has reopened the major runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport
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According to a September 4, 2015 article in The State Journal-Register, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is testing a concrete paving technique during a five-year pilot project on Interstate 72 east
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The runway face-lift at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax), in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, is well underway. The NAS Jax is beginning its first runway upgrade in nearly half
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) is convinced that increased competition between pavement industries should be a common thread in processes and policies to procure pavement in Europe. EUPAVE calls on
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The Concrete Initiative published the article entitled “The Future is Bright with Concrete Roads” by Karl Downey, Secretary General European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE). Concrete can provide both the surface layer
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Pavement-management systems (PMS) place an emphasis on concrete-pavement preservation (CCP) efforts, aiding governing bodies in staving off the need for extensive—and expensive—reconstruction, while maintaining a high standard of quality within
Kentucky, USA, Prolongs Life of Concrete Pavements & Creates Lowest IRI EVER Read More »
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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The concrete that forms a stretch of road, now part of Route 57 in Warren County, New Jersey (N.J.), has lasted over 100 years. Known as “The Concrete Mile” built in 1912—the
First Concrete Mile in New Jersey, USA, Receives Makeover Read More »
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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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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Pavimentos y Pisos De Hormigon, Instituto Del Cemento Y Del Hormigon De Chile (The Institute of Cement and Concrete Chile) (ICH), released an article titled “The Rebound of the Concrete Pavement
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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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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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Time Lapse Video- Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement | Aerial Photo- ©AeroPhoto
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The online news “Tyler Morning Telegraph” reported on the concrete pavement reconstruction of a 70-year-old concrete runway in Tyler, Texas, USA. Concrete flowed this week as crews worked on the first
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