A Minnesota, USA transportation research blog titled “CROSSROADS” reported that in June, MnROAD—the only cold-weather accelerated pavement testing facility of its kind in North America—will begin construction on its third […]
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The Transtec Group, Austin-based pavement engineering firm, Texas, USA, provided pavement design and life- cycle advisement to Plenary Roads-Winnipeg—the concessionaire for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg,
Halil Ceylan, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Professor–Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research in Ames, Iowa, USA, held his smartphone, opened an app, and called up the remote controls for the
1st Full-Scale Heated Pavement Slabs Installed at American International Airport Read More »
An Innovative Program for Pavement Reliability Iowa State University-hosted National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) and research partners have secured the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Performance Underpins AASHTO Provisional Standard for PEM Read More »
According to a new study, cement is thought to produce 5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and factories. But this building block of modern civilization may eventually
Cement Soaks up Greenhouse Gases Read More »
Photo: A computer representation of the planned Southwest portion of the Calgary Ring Road project. Austin, Texas-based pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group delivered an expert review and lifecycle recommendations for
“Our mission is to sustainably grow the market size for Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Construction.” The RCC Pavement Council has a brand new WEBSITE! Founded in 2014, The RCC Pavement Council is
New Website! “The RCC Pavement Council” Read More »
Science Daily Online News, Phys.org, Equipment World’s Better Roads Online News, and Construction Drive Online News via Investigación y Desarrollo Online News, all recently reported on a Mexican project by José Carlos
New Light-Emitting Cement Could Light Highways Without Electricity Read More »
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced that its new Historic Concrete Pavement Explorer is now online. Currently, the website includes 13 projects, but is still a work in progress. Andy Gieraltowski,
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On a frigid afternoon in late December, 2015, a 200-square-foot slab of seemingly ordinary concrete sits just outside the Peter Kiewit Institute as snowflakes begin parachuting toward Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The snow
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) recently reported on a a multi-national project named “Enhancing Concrete Life in Infrastructure through Phase Change Systems”—ECLIPS. ECLIPS is carried out by Arizona State
Multi-National Project: “ECLIPS” Incorporates PCMs to Enhance Concrete Performance Read More »
Each spring, as roads that have been frozen all winter begin to thaw from the surface downward, melting snow and ice saturate the ground. The roadbed, softened by trapped moisture
New Soil Freezing Model May Help DOTs Lower Spring’s Thaw Damage to Roads Read More »
Researchers have hit on a formula that electrifies pavement and could ease recovery from big storms. The National Geographic Magazine reported an article, by Christina Nunez (January 2016 issue) providing updates to
Shovels Nor Plows Needed: Special Concrete Could Melt Mounds of Snow Read More »
Caltrans (California Department of Transportation (DOT)), Cal.gov’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), and the ready mixed concrete industry have accomplished a specification for a product that will: Reduce greenhouse gases Reduce waste Save
Specialist from the Voronezh branch (Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe) of the EUROCEMENT Group have made significant progress in the development of cement formulations with the characteristic required for the construction of
Eurocement Researches Concrete Roads 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 »
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
Self-Healing Concrete by Bacterial Mineral Precipitation Read More »
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 634: “Texturing of Concrete Pavements” explores and presents a recommended process for determining the type of concrete pavement texture that should be
TRB: Texturing of Concrete Pavements Read More »
Following is TU Dresden‘s announcement on this exciting opportunity: We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for Summer School HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBRE-REINFORCED CEMENT-BASED COMPOSITES (HPFRCC) FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, 26-31 July
Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the ubiquitous construction material. The cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
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