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CP Tech: Board Members; Concrete Pavements Around the USA & Virtually; CONEXPO-CON/AGG History

Meet the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) Board Members—Robert Seghetti! Robert Seghetti, President-Acme Concrete Paving, Inc., serves on the CP Tech Center’s Executive Board of Directors as an at-large representative […]

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History of the CP Road Map

Click to enlarge. To see more historical photos, please go to History Page: https://cptechcenter.org/cp-road-map/?highlight=CP%20Road%20Map%20History The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center concluded its CP Road Map in 2019 Detailed History of the

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Hands-On Workshop Reaches State Pavement Designers in Arkansas

The Arkansas Chapter-American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) hosted a successful Hands-On AASHTOWare Workshop with 18 attendees. Representing the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Roadway Design Division, the Asset Management Section, and the

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PCA Unveils Educational Campaign: ‘Shaped by Concrete’ in Tandem with ‘Build with Strength’

Early February 2020, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the launch of “Shaped by Concrete“— a new educational campaign to increase awareness of the sustainability, resiliency and durability of concrete

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Mapping US Infrastructure: Thru Invested Dollars & Via Motorists’ Smartphones

James Mack, Director, Market Development-CEMEX, posted on LinkedIn: “Here are two back to back articles from the New York Times describing our infrastructure woes: “As States Add Money to Fix Roads,

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ISCP “Q&O” Webpage—For ISCP Members & ASCP & EUPAVE Partners

Have a question or need some advice related to any aspect of concrete pavements? Welcome to the ISCP “Questions and Opinions” (“Q&O”) WEBPAGE! Q&O is a new benefit for members

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Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association/Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) Attains Significant Consultancy Position with New Concrete Center

The Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association / Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) attains a significant position in Europe on Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy with the “THBB Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy

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Now Available! “Best Practice Guidelines for Real-Time Smoothness (RTS) Technology”—Guide, Pocket Ref., & Index

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) published the new guide, “Best Practice Guidelines for Real-Time Smoothness Technology”. Increasing attention is being paid to pavement smoothness by pavement owner agencies.

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Pavement Noise & Texture Evaluation—OBSI Test Methods, 3D Images, Workshops

The Transtec Group (pavement engineering firm specializing in pavements, optimize pavement engineering to reduce costs, accelerate schedules, and protect risk) evaluated six sites for tire-pavement noise and pavement texture as part

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Paper by Former ISCP Director, Vorobieff: “Rigid pavement thickness design by spreadsheet”—Concrete Pavement Design Algorithms Drastically Changed

George Vorobieff, former ISCP Director and General Manager- Head to Head International Paper: “Rigid pavement thickness design by spreadsheet” —Beginning of Concrete Pavement Design Algorithms from Nomographs to Computerization 1996 In 1996 at the

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CP Tech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the Country in October!

October 1st-2nd The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) had a very busy October 2019! CP Tech Center staff members Gordon Smith and Jerod Gross taught a one-day

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4th AASHTO Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting Held in New Orleans—Advancing ME Design Implementation

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the fourth American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting was held the first week of November at

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Features & Benefits of “PavementDesigner.org” Shown in New Video

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) debuted a NEW VIDEO titled “See how PavementDesigner.org can help you” that shows the features and benefits of “PavementDesigner.org”—the cement and concrete industry’s concrete-pavement-thickness design

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MIT: CSHub’s Dr. Gregory Testimony on “Role of Concrete in Sustainable Development”; & CSHub Funding for Phase III Cemented for 5 More Years

The September 28th Newsletter of MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) features news about the testimony of Dr. Jeremy Gregory, Executive Director-CS Hub, before the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment and Climate Change

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CP Tech—Talking Concrete Pavements Around the U.S.

August 2019 was a busy month for the Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) as they were present in Baltimore, Maryland; Franklin, Tennessee; Moline, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Little Rock, Arkansas

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Automated Machine Guidance (AMG)—3D Milling Special Provision

In July 2019, National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) had a link to a special provision for the Automated Machine Guidance (AMG)—Milling Method written by Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials Technology Engineer-Minnesota DOT

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“Maturity Method” for In-Place Concrete Strength: What Is It, How Is It Measured, & Why Validate It?

The Maturity Method: What is the maturity method? How is maturity measured? Why you should validate your Maturity Curve . . . Maturity has been used for over 50 years.

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SESPA “2019 Southeast States Pavement Conference” to be Held Oct. 9-11 in Louisville, Ky.

The Southeastern States Pavement Association (SESPA) 2019 Southeast States Pavement Conference will be held October 9-11 at the The Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA, with registration opening October 8

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MIRA Ultrasonic Tomography: A Versatile Tool for Concrete Investigation

There has been a lot of discussion about non-destructive tools for examining asphalt pavement—the Dielectric Profiling System being one of them—but what do we have for concrete? The Ultrasonic Shear-wave

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Upcoming Research via 5 NRRA Teams

New research is coming! The 5 National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) teams brainstormed ideas, and budgets, for the upcoming years and the projects were finalized by the Executive Committee early

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