There is evidence that smoother pavements lead to improved structural performance and remain smoother longer. In performance terms, smoother pavements last longer and stay smoother longer. One tool that can be […]
Contractor Surveys Lead to Better Smoothness Read More »
In 2013, traveling the stretch of I-85 north of Henderson, North Carolina to and from Virginia, was less than ideal. The original concrete pavement, constructed in the early 1960s, was
Unbonded Concrete Overlay Maintains North Carolina’s Nickname “The Good Roads State” Read More »
The National CP Tech Center (CP Tech Center) has published three new manuals covering different aspects of concrete practices. These publications are for use by industry professionals interested in the
3 New CP Tech Guides Cover Different Aspects of Concrete Practices Read More »
Laying concrete for 3.2 miles of the Southern Beltway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pa.) is a much more precise, scientific procedure than just building a wooden frame, mixing 3 shovels of
“Concrete Science” Perfects Laying of Pennsylvania Beltway’s On-Site Long-Life Concrete Read More »
Smart phones, smart fridges, smart cities—everything is increasingly connected to everything else. The internet-of-things revolution has brought new, albeit sometimes frivolous, features to the most mundane of everyday objects. But,
How Intelligent COULD “Smart Roads” Become? Read More »
“Effects of Moisture, Temperature, and Freezing-and-Thawing on Alkali-Silica Reaction” by Richard A. Deschenes Jr., Eric Giannini, Thano Drimalas, Benoit Fournier, and W. Micah Hale American Concrete Institute ACI Materials Journal,
Casey Jones, Civil Engineering Doctoral Student-University of Arkansas, has been selected to present his research at the 12th fib International Ph.D. Symposium in Civil Engineering (Fédération internationale du béton-International Federation For Structural
Using Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) in Unbound Aggregate Shoulders, written by Mark B. Snyder, Past President-ISCP and Pavement and Paving Materials Engineering Consultant, and sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
New Tech Brief: RCA Use in Unbound Aggregate Shoulders Read More »
The current reconstruction of two dilapidated highways with concrete technology, instead of conventional asphalt/bitumen, is generating interests among Nigerians—Dayo Ayeyemi, Reporter-New Telegraph Online News. Nigeria has about 195,000 kilometers-(km) of
July 2018 In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium (NCC) E-News is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map),
July 2018 NCC E-News & CP Road Map Brief Read More »
If you walk through the produce section of your local grocery store and think, “I bet that would make a great concrete additive”, you may have been right, depending on
Concrete is the most abundant man-made material on earth. But concrete’s essential ingredient, cement, has a large carbon footprint. Cement is what makes concrete strong, but the process of making cement
This Concrete Traps CO2 Emissions Forever—Video Included Read More »
The Tarantula Curve website was developed by the civil engineering research team at School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University under the direction of Tyler Ley, Ph.D.,
New Website, Videos, Paper: Tarantula Curve—Mix Designs & Enhancing Aggregates Read More »
Concrete Roads: Bringing us closer to nature by: • Lowering fuel consumption-rigid concrete surfaces • Lowering urban heating and smog-reflective concrete surfaces • Enhancing circular economy-100% recycled concrete surfaces Bringing
EUPAVE VIDEO – “PAVING YOUR ROADS” Read More »
In the beginning of the 20th century, many European cities had a tramway, but those disappeared around the 1950’s when the car became the modern mode of transportation and metro lines were
NEW Leaflet “Concrete: a Sustainable Partner of Urban Transport Infrastructure” Read More »
At the 2018 National Roads Research Alliance (NRRA) Pavement Workshop held May 23-24, 2018, all of the PowerPoint decks were collected and posted to the 2018 NRRA Pavement Workshop Website. In
FOX40 News (California, USA) reported in Roseville-Northwest of San Francisco, it is very apparent why Washington Boulevard is in need of repairs—there are large cracks everywhere and the pavement is
CP Tech Center New Publication: “Automated Plate Load Testing on Concrete Pavement Overlays with Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers: Poweshiek County Road V-18” AND Transtech Group: “Nonwoven Geotextile Interlayers in Concrete
EUPAVE released a new publication titled “Achieving and maintaining the evenness of concrete pavements”. The 60-page publication was prepared by the Technical & Promotion Committee and Best Practices Working Group of EUPAVE.
EUPAVE Publication Now Available to All! Read More »
