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 […]
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (NAS-Jax) Runway Face-Lift Underway, Recycling Concrete Read More »
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
Healthy Competition Between Pavement Industries Could Save the Public Millions Read More »
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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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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Time Lapse Video- Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement | Aerial Photo- ©AeroPhoto
Captivating Time Lapse Video: Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement (RCC) Read More »
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
Solar Panels Far Exceed Expectations & Pave Way for Power-Producing Pavements Read More »
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 Marketing—GOMACO, explains that there is a significant
3-D Technology Promises Many Benefits for Stringless Concrete Paving Read More »
A team of microbiologists at The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, headed by Dr. Henk Jonkers, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Materials Sciences and Sustainable Construction—TUDelft, Water Resources Section, is researching
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Iowa State University’s National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) has published the report, “Concrete Pavement MDA: Evaluation of Foam Drainage Test to Measure Air Void Stability in Concrete”. ISCP Board
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (US-FHWA) has released a report that focuses on identifying transverse joint locations on jointed plain concrete pavements using an automated joint detection algorithm and computing faulting. At these
Long-Term Pavement Performance Automated Faulting Measurement Read More »
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that isolates the effects of various low-cost pavement treatments on roadway safety through analysis of both flexible and rigid pavement treatments. The intent
Evaluation of Pavement Safety Performance Read More »
[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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[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
ACPA Launches Wikipave: a Concrete Pavement Wikipedia Read More »
[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
Evaluating the Performance of Alternative Supplementary Cementing Material in Concrete Read More »
[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
Public Works Dedicates Special Issue to Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A performance evaluation of ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) pavements in Illinois was undertaken in 2012–2014 to evaluate current design procedures and to determine design life criteria for future projects. The two
Structural Performance of Ultra-Thin Whitetopping on Illinois Roadways and Parking Lots Read More »
[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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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Asphalt overlays are typically used to extend the life of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) because they can be placed in one or more layers while traffic uses the
Use of Concrete Pavement Overlays on U.S. 58 in Virginia Read More »
