The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) unveiled a powerful, updated version of its Pavement Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) Tool, significantly advancing the industry’s ability […]
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The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) is pioneering a shift in how infrastructure professionals assess pavement sustainability, aiming to make life-cycle assessments (LCAs) more accessible, efficient, and impactful writes Andrew
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The International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) is pleased to announce that proceedings from the 1st through 11th International Conferences on Concrete Pavements are now available on our Open Journal
ISCP Enhances Research Accessibility with its Open Journal System (OJS) Read More »
Ingeniería Elemental, the brainchild of Chilean Civil Engineer Jorge Olavarría Bastidas, continues its commitment to universal access to powerful solutions with the launch of a suite of free web applications.
In a world increasingly concerned about environmental sustainability, the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA) is leading the charge to make our concrete highways more eco-friendly. Nicholas Davis, IGGA’s Director
Revolutionizing Roadway Sustainability with Diamond Grinding Read More »
There is overwhelming evidence that human activity is causing the environment to undergo profound changes due to climate change. One of the most visible and well-documented effects of climate change
Permeable Pavements May Help Solve Australian Flooding Read More »
Infrasense conducted a vehicle-based pavement thickness survey and report for a 13-mile segment of Interstate 85, that contains multiple lanes and ramps, in Jackson County, Georgia, USA. It was found
Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) to Detect Thickness of I-85, Georgia Read More »
Project Manager: Steven Tritsch, Associate Director-Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Iowa State University (CP Tech Center, ISU)Authors: David White, Peter Taylor, Pavana Vennapusa, Tom Cackler, and Yifeng Ling Since 2008, around
Geotextiles for Unbonded Concrete Overlays Read More »
LinkedIn Post and Discussion, March, 2022:Jeb Tingle, Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM)-U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center #adr #erdc SUMMARYPROCESS: Repairs were conducted by Army troops under contingency operating
RESEARCH BRIEF: “Carbin: Crowdsourcing Road Conditions at Scale” Click to download 3-page BRIEF Carbin is a navigation app that allows users to anonymously crowdsource road quality data and vehicle information.
MIT CSHub: Research Brief; & How to Make Roadway Spending More Sustainable Read More »
Pavement Condition Survey, Testing & Evaluation of DFW International Airport Cargo Ramp: Conducted by The Transtec Group A testing and evaluation plan for the Evergreen cargo ramp at the Dallas-Fort
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The first concrete pavementswere placed in 1892 & 1893 Early 1900’s: May surprise people to know that the first documented use of concrete to resurface pavements dates back to 1901!
New website-calculator fromPortland Cement Association (PCA)!Same durability.Same resilience.10% carbon footprint reduction.* “CO2 Calculator: EASY. PROVEN. READILY AVAIALBE!” Portland-limestone cement (PLC) is engineered with a higher limestone content. PLC gives specifiers,
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Applied Sciences published paper by Muhammad Kashif, Ahsan Naseem , Nouman Iqbal, Pieter De Winne, and Hans De Backer: Department of Civil Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 60, Zwijnaarde, B-9052 Ghent,
A Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design user group met the week of December 7, 2020, in a 3-day web conference with about 200 participants, to discuss ongoing developments with AASHTOWare (American Association
User Group Focuses on AASHTO’s Pavement ME Design & 2022 Online Plans Read More »
Visit the VIRTUAL Transtec Group booth at the VIRTUAL 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2021 that will take place from January 5-29, 2021. By visiting The Transtec Group booth from
Example of ASR-related map-cracking in concrete pavement (Photo: L. Sutter) The new Winter Quarter NC² Moving Advancements into Practice (MAP) Brief titled “Understanding ASR. . .AND How to Mitigate It” is now available. This MAP brief summarizes
NC² E-News: Winter 2020 Read More »
Smart, efficient infrastructure … Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the
Smart Concrete Paves Way to High-Tech, Cost-Effective Roads Read More »
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s “Concrete Pavement and Materials Technical Feedback Group (TFG)” met in September, 2020 to discuss several focal areas that were identified six months earlier, in March,
Click to enlarge and view presenters The Florida Department of Transportation (FLDOT) and Florida Concrete and Products Association (ACPA-Florida Chapter) hosted its inaugural two-day virtual conference “PaveWise 2020 Concrete Conference”
