Research

CP Tech: “…Geotextile vs. Asphalt Interlayers…” AND Transtech Group: “Nonwoven Geotextile Interlayers…” Effective in Germany over 25 years

CP Tech Center New Publication: “Automated Plate Load Testing on Concrete Pavement Overlays with Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers: Poweshiek County Road V-18” AND Transtech Group: “Nonwoven Geotextile Interlayers in Concrete

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ISCP President Dr. Jeffrey Roesler Demonstrates During Bolivia’s First Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavement & 3-Day IBCH Seminar

Jeff Roesler, Ph.D., P.E., ISCP President, visited Bolivia May 6-10, 2018 for a paramount site visit and a 3-day International Seminar. Dr. Roesler was invited to demonstrate and highlight techniques

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Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Geopolymer Application Highlights Bolder Approach to “Greening” Cement & Concrete Industries

Providing sustainable alternatives to conventional concrete is becoming a global imperative, considering its significant footprints and versatile applications. The work by Washington State University (WSU)’s Laboratory for Advanced & Sustainable

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Queensland, Australia Firm Reaches Big Environmental Milestone in Recycled Plastic Concrete

Fibercon (Queensland engineering firm) has developed a technology—a first in Australia—that enables it to use recycled polypropylene plastic for reinforcing concrete instead of the traditional steel. Developed in conjunction with researchers from

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Concrete Plastic Paves the Way to Save Plastic Recycle Industry & Boost Road Sector in Ghana, Africa

My Joy Online News reported last week that the people of Ghana, Africa have become sick and tired of plastic waste and potholes. It is a common feature in the

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Organization Pushes for Ordinance Requiring Use of Permeable Pavements for Urban Sustainability

The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS), an environmental non-government organization (NGO) in Davao City, Philippines continues to push for an ordinance requiring both public and private establishments to use permeable pavements

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Permeable Concrete Prevents Water Runoff, while Solving Carbon Fiber Waste Problem & Increasing Durability/Strength

The American Ceramic Society recently published an article on permeable pavement with a special additive. International weather has been especially brutal in the past couple of years, causing flooding to occur

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VIDEO: “Highway 400 Precast Concrete Inlay Panel Project: Instrumentation Plan, Installation, & Preliminary Results”, Ontario, Canada

Peter Smith, Tom Kazmierowski, Susan Tighe, and Dan Pickel tout these and other great advantages of Precast Concrete Pavement: Quality Repair that will provide long-term service Short Construction Window Lower/reduced

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Research Testing in 4 States Brings New Procedures & Offer Guidance for Using Bonded Whitetopping on Asphalt Pavements

Researchers developed procedures for selecting asphalt pavements for thin whitetopping based on site examination and lab testing. Test results do not offer definitive indications of future performance of overlaid asphalts

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Team of 4 at Pitt—the Most Focused on Research, Improvement, & Long Life of Concrete

For thousands of years, people have built civilizations with concrete made from readily available local materials. Just mix and heat, add sand, stone and water and put it where you

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Wax On, Melt Off—Adding Paraffin to Concrete Can Help Roads Clear Themselves in The Winter

Researchers from Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana, and Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon, USA, have made a discovery that could create roads that melt off ice and snow during winter storms. Their secret?

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VIDEO: Wax On, Melt Off—Melting Snow Using Phase Change Materials (PCM) in Concrete

  Researchers from Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana, and Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon, USA, have made a discovery that could create roads that melt off ice and snow during winter storms. Their

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REPORT & 2 VIDEOS: “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavements”: NRRA Rigid Pavement Team Long-Term Research

Tom Burnham, Sr. Research Engineer and ISCP Board Director, the MnDOT–Office of Materials and Road Research, and the NRRA Rigid Pavement Team composed the research overview and goals—Long-Term Research Write-Up—titled “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavement”. The

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