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LCA and Other Sustainability Measures Key to Long-Lasting Concrete Pavements

A recent Equipment World’s Better Roads Online News Article discussed life-cycle analysis (LCA) emerging as a leading method of determining the environmental impact at both a macro and micro level […]

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Innovating Road Construction in Nigeria, Africa—Concrete Road Benefits Touted to Federal Government

“This Day” Online News, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, reported that it is an indisputable fact that roads play a very important role in any nation’s infrastructure, however, development of a country

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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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Concrete Plan in Bengaluru, India: 29 Roads to be Replaced with Concrete

Twenty-nine (29) major roads in Bengaluru (also called Bangalore—the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state), will soon get a facelift with white-topping as the government sets out to address grievances

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Cultural Shift in Concrete Solutions for Road Construction Advocated by Lafarge Africa

The Guardian Online News and Independent Online News, Nigeria, Africa, reported that as the Africa’s Federal Government explores innovative options for infrastructure financing, cement manufacturers have advocated a cultural shift in the

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How ‘Mushrooms’ Could Fill Cracks & Repair Our Crumbling Infrastructure

A fungus that grows on concrete and promotes the growth of calcium carbonate could help repair roads and bridges, materials scientists say. The United States has one of the most

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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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Lahore, Pakistan’s 4-Year-Old Degraded Metrobus Service Troubling Commuters—Converting ALL 27 Stations to Concrete Pavement

Pakistan Today reported on Lahore, Pakistan’s state of the first bus rapid transit (BRT): Lahore Metrobus (اہور میٹرو بس). Management remains reluctant to resolve numerous problems its commuters face during travel

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Attractive, Durable Concrete Parking Areas Hold Many Civic Benefits

Cape Business News Online from Cape Town, South Africa, reported: According to global authority on concrete pavements Bryan Perrie, PE, Managing Director-The Concrete Institute and ISCP Vice-President, concrete offers several major

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Iconic ‘Zona Rosa’, Mexico City, Mexico, Renovated with Concrete, Revitalizing the Area

CemNet.com online magazine—“home of International Cement Review” reported that ISCP Member CEMEX, expects to supply over 27,000 m3 (35,315 y3) of special concrete for the renovation of 15 streets in Zona Rosa,

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Africa News Trio: VP, “Ghana Should Move Towards [All] Concrete Roads as a Country”; Columnist Supports Ghana VP; & Zambia’s New Strategic Economic Road

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana, Africa, spoke in the capital Accra about new strategies to build long-lasting roads, and that the government of Ghana has resolved to undertake constructing concrete

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CEMEX’s RCC in Philippines: Sustaining Growth & Paving Way for “A Golden Age of Infrastructure”

Inquirer.net recently reported on concrete paving in the Philippines. The Philippines has been on a path of fortunate economic growth. Strong economic indicators, backed by a consistently good GDP performance,

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Patch or Concrete Overhaul? As Road Funding Dries Up, State Agencies Face Dilemma of 40+-Year-Old Pavements

StarTribune Online Magazine recently reported on the wrenching debate that is playing out among USA state officials trying to stretch limited transportation money to fix or replace as much roadway

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Concrete Progress in the Middle East: People & Machines Adapt to Changes in Cement

CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM recently reported on the concrete progress in the Middle East. Concrete is the lifeblood of the Middle East’s construction sector. Though it comes in many forms, concrete has provided

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Scientists Research as to Why Roman Concrete Lasts Millennia, While Modern-Day Concrete Lasts a Half Century

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s “Science Online Magazine” recently reported on modern-day scientists working on recreating a modern version of Roman cement that lasted over 1000

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The CAC & Canadian Cement Industry Rising to the “Climate Change Challenge”

Michael McSweeney, Cement Association of Canada (CAC), explored the Canadian cement industry, and looked at how Canada is dealing with the climate change challenge. In December 2016, Canada’s First Ministers

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E-News: NCC in Association with the CP Road Map Program (April 2017)

The NCC E-News is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map), a national research plan developed and jointly implemented by the concrete

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How Climate & Pavement Condition Determine Sealer Selection

The best sealer for your application will depend on location and whether or not the pavement is a good candidate for crack sealing Sealant is subjected to the extreme high

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Some Old Concrete Pavement Technologies—Overlays & FDR—Making a Comeback & Giving Asphalt a Run for its Money

Technologies behind the concrete pavements used on the U.S. nation’s roads and highways have been around for a while, but new developments in equipment and admixtures have opened up the market for

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Cement Soaks up Greenhouse Gases

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

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