Researchers have hit on a formula that electrifies pavement and could ease recovery from big storms. The National Geographic Magazine reported an article,Ā byĀ Christina Nunez (January 2016 issue) providing updates to […]
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A recent article was published in the ‘Concrete Channel’ ofĀ ‘Roads & Bridges Online Magazine’Ā by Todd Laker, Senior Technical Service Engineer-Holcim Inc. (ISCP Member); Mitzi McIntyre, P.E.,Ā Executive Director-ACPA Utah Chapter (ISCP
The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) has teamed with the American Society ofĀ Civil Engineers (ASCE)‘s Environmental and Water Resources InstituteĀ (EWRI) and Water Resources Research Centerās (WRRC) Low-Impact Development CommitteeĀ to publish
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Concrete Pavements with optimized geometry (TCP) have been one of the main innovations applied by the Ministry of Public Works in Chile (MOP). Due the problem in terms of performance
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), announcedĀ that “resource efficiency” and “the circular economy” are words on everyone’s lips at the moment. In December, the European Commission will release its new
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA)-North Central Region and The Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC), USA, will host the Minnesota Concrete Forum: “Concrete Forensics” onĀ Tuesday, December 1, 2015 fromĀ 9:30 AM – 11:30
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Many concrete pavement mixtures in the United States are still developed based on standard, prescriptive ārecipesā. 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) publishedĀ a new TechBrief October, 2015 titled āPrecast Concrete Pavement (PCP) Technologyā. This publication also summarizes the technical resources available to engineers
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway AdministrationĀ (FHWA) publishedĀ a newĀ TechBrief September, 2015 titled āPrecastĀ ConcretePavement Technology Resourcesā. 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.Ā The new guidance, āSmart motorway construction with concreteā 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
JFK Airportās Major Runway Reopens After $400M Modernization Project Read More Ā»
According to aĀ September 4, 2015Ā 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.Ā EUPAVE calls on
Healthy Competition Between Pavement Industries Could Save the Public Millions Read More Ā»
The Concrete Initiative published the article entitled “The Future is Bright with Concrete Roads” by Karl Downey, Secretary General European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE).Ā Concrete can provide both the surface layer
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The Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) reported thatĀ Olmsted County, Rochester,Ā Minnesota, USA, constructed anĀ unboundedĀ concrete overlay construction featuring fabric interlayer as a replacement for a hot mix asphalt interlayer. The unbounded
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Time Lapse Video- Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Ā Ā | Ā Ā Aerial Photo- Ā©AeroPhoto
Captivating Time Lapse Video: Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement (RCC) Read More Ā»
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, Netherlandsāfar exceeding engineersā expectations. The
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Three dimensional (3-D) technology could eliminate the need for string lines on concrete paving projects, but Kent Godbersen, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and MarketingāGOMACO, explains that there is aĀ significant
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A team of microbiologists atĀ The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)Ā in the Netherlands, headed by Dr. Henk Jonkers,Ā Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Materials Sciences and SustainableĀ ConstructionāTUDelft, Water Resources Section, is researching
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