VIDEO: “Building a Highway (1948)” … A Nostalgic, Pre-Interstate Look 70 Years into the Past
YouTube video uploaded by “US Auto Industry”
Publications
Rise of the Concrete Overlay Gives Road Builders New Options & Opportunities
According to Tim Tometich, Project Manager-Manatts–Brooklyn, Iowa, 42% of their projects involved concrete overlays in 2018. In 2016, workers with the diversified heavy highway construction firm placed a 6-inch unbonded
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FAA Pavement Spec Released “Standard Specification for Construction of Airports”—Includes Industry Input
On December 21, 2018, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Office of Airport Safety & Standards – Airport Engineering Division released the Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5370-10H: “Standard Specifications for Construction of
Structural Synthetic Fibers in Thin Concrete Overlays: Keep Cracks Tight, Increase Load Transfer, & Reduce Slab Displacement
Lab testing has demonstrated that structural synthetic fibers in thin concrete overlays keep cracks tight and help transfer loads across pavement slabs. A recently released research study, co-funded by the
CP Tech Center Transfer Project Wraps Up—2 Summary Documents Now Available
September 2013 through December 2018, the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) embarked on a project funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The goal was to bring
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VIDEO: LSU Researchers Bendable Concrete Campus Sidewalk Repair (Related Article Below)
Please go to ISCP article titled “Improved Cost-Effective “Bendable Concrete” Possible Answer to Louisiana’s Infrastructure Woes” posted last month: https://www.concretepavements.org/2018/12/30/improved-cost-effective-bendable-concrete-possilbe-answer-to-louisianas-infrastructure-woes/
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NPCA’s 3rd Edition of Manual for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement
The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA)‘s 3rd Edition of the Manual for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement is now available. Published by NPCA—an ISCP Organizational Member—, in conjunction with the Precast Concrete Paving Slabs Product
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2018 ACPA Annual Report—Significant Milestones: Concrete Pavement Platform, VISION2040, Interns for the Future, VIDEO, & More…
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is encouraging members and affiliates to take a closer look at association activities for the year by downloading the 2018 ACPA Annual Report. The 18-page report
In SPANISH & ENGLISH: El gobierno español aprueba la primera carretera que se construirá con CRC
ENGLISH-TRANSLATED ARTICLE BELOW, with link to Google Translate Web: “The Spanish Government Approves 1st Highway to be Built with CRC” • Construir con este material era una reivindicación de la industria
NCC E-News & CP Road Map Brief December 2018
In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium E-News (NCC E-News) is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road
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Now Available Online! “Guide for Concrete Pavement Distress Assessments & Solutions: Identification, Causes, Prevention, & Repair”
The Guide for Concrete Pavement Distress Assessments and Solutions: Identification, Causes, Prevention, and Repair is written by Dale Harrington, Mike Ayers, Tom Cackler, Gary Fick, Doug Schwartz, Kurt Smith, Mark B.
M. Zeller Explores MnROAD’s Concrete Opening Strength Implementation; 3 Videos
By Matt Zeller, Executive Director-Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) I have been around MnROAD since 1992 when I was a graduate engineer in MnDOT’s Concrete Office while it was being constructed.
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Improved Cost-Effective “Bendable Concrete” Possible Answer to Louisiana’s Infrastructure Woes
Globe Newswire/West article out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Engineering reported that Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)—also known as ductile or bendable concrete—was developed in the early 1990s by
Video & Transcripts NOW Available! “… Macrofiber for Concrete Overlays …”—3rd in “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Webinars” Series
The third webinar in the webinar series titled “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Webinars” is now available. The webinar which aired on December 5, 2018 titled “Overview of Macrofiber Software and Guidelines for Concrete Overlay Design”
CP Tech Center Awarded FHWA Cooperative Agreement—Funding Benefits for Future Concrete Pavements
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) has received a cooperative agreement by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), funded under the Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (AID-PT)
Nigeria, Africa: Commissioner for Works & Transport Commends Concrete Solution for Road Construction
Nigeria News reported that Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze(mnse), the Honorable Ebonyi Commissioner for Works and Transport in Ebonyi, Nigeria, Africa, recommended concrete base and rigid concrete pavement as best solution for road construction,
Fruitful Discussion at EUPAVE Breakfast Debate “Tendering for sustainable construction in the circular economy”
On Wednesday October 17, 2018 the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) and Marc Tarabella, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) held a Breakfast Debate on “Tendering for sustainable construction in
Precast Concrete Panels Could Mean Better Local Roads in the Future—ARTICLE & VIDEO
KTBS Television Station in Shreveport, Louisiana (LA), USA recently reported on precast reinforced concrete on the on-ramp to Interstate 20 heading eastbound—next to where U.S. Highway 79, U.S. Highway 80,
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Project Profile: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Roundabout
The fiber-reinforced pavement research being done by the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) is not limited to test cells at MnROAD. Summer 2018, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) installed
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EUPAVE’s video “PAVING YOUR ROADS” is now available in Turkish, Spanish & Slovenian!
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) now offers its phenomenal “Paving Your Roads” video in its original English, Turkish, Spanish, and Slovenian. For the videos in the 4 different languages
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