The third-quarter 2019 issue of American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)’s CONCRETE PAVEMENT PROGRESS (CPP) Magazine is now available. The 3rd quarter issue covers projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, and […]
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the 8-page tech brief “Optimized Design Details for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements” (FHWA-HIF-19-066), which covers the design optimization for continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP).
John Leckie, P.E., joined the the Indiana Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) as Director of Pavements and Materials. His primary focus is to identify and pursue concrete pavement bid
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Bienvenidos a este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos Introducción a la Flexión Pura—Primer capítulo de este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos. (Welcome to this Solid Mechanics course: Introduction to
The NEW INDIAN EXPRESS Online News and The Hans India Online News reported on a Pervious Concrete Road Pavement (PCRP) project at the Katedan Sports Complex in Hyderbad, Telegana, India. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) will hold its last 2019 BRISBANE FORUM: WEDNESDAY | October 16, 2019 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AECOM Offices |
In environments characterized by repetitive freeze/thaw cycles, coarse aggregate containing pores with throat diameters between 50 nm and 10 µm can cause premature pavement deterioration. As a result, the Iowa
New Publication: 3rd-Generation Iowa Pore Index (IPI) Test Device & Procedures Read More »
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 pavement
NCC E-News/CP Road Map September 2019 + 7-page MAP Brief Read More »
Click to go to CSHub MIT VIDEO “What is Pavement Vehicle Interaction?” … Dr. Mehdi Akbarian, Postdoctoral Researcher-MIT CSHub explains PVI and some of CSHub‘s recent case studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z9ldFv5hUw A
Dr. Jeremy Gregory, Executive Director-Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT) Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub), presented information on “Concrete as a Sustainability Solution” to the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in early August in
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) joint paving committee has assembled a Paving Tool Kit—a library of resources for concrete paving contractors
A “performance engineered mixtures (PEM) and PEM testing methods” OPEN HOUSE EVENT was held August 7, 2019. Cosponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Illinois DOT (IDOT), and Illinois Chapter-ACPA,
Open House Spotlighted PEM & Test Demonstrations Read More »
Pavements constitute a large part of transportation infrastructure and transportation agencies are continually being asked to do more with less when maintaining their assets. Application of pavement preservation treatments can
FHWA & CP Tech Updated & Published New Concrete Pavement Preservation Checklists Read More »
JULY, 2019 was another busy travel month for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)—the national hub for concrete pavement research and technology transfer founded in 2000, and
The Transtec Group—Austin, Texas-based Pavement Engineering Firm—is developing the pavement design for segment H of SH 99 Grand Parkway of Greater Houston Area, Texas, USA. Primarily using concrete, the complete highway loop
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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The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) will hold its Fall 2019 National Concrete Consortium (Fall 2019 NCC) at The Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell, Montana September 10-12, 2019 with
A 64-acre parking lot at Denver International Airport Will Soon Have Largest Concrete Overlay (over asphalt) In mid-July 2019, concrete paving work began on the Pikes Peak Pay Parking Lot, owned
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Image: Some of the opportunities to minimize embodied carbon from feasibility through to material specification. Click to enlarge. “What can I, a designer, do to reduce Embodied Carbon (ECO2e)?” published July
What Can a Designer Do to Reduce ECO2e? Article, Links, Webinar Video, more … Read More »
Russell McMurry, GDOT Commissioner stated, “Most Formative Project by GDOT in Decades!” Concrete Critical Component for paving, bridges & retaining walls on I-75 North/Northwest Corridor Express Lanes, Atlanta, Georgia – 2019
