The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has released a formal document addressing the steel tariff issue, specifically its impact on the concrete pavement industry. ACPA members in the business of fabricating and supplying steel […]
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Since 2009, the concrete industry has been actively engaged in developing guidelines and evaluating specifications at the agency level. This report documents the details of those efforts. In 2009, industry
The National Concrete Consortium (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
NCC April 2018 MAP Brief & April 2018 E-News Read More »
The FHWA Mobile Concrete Trailer (MCT) Program has issued a new publication in its series of “One Pagers” based on the MCT experiences and observations. The newest document, “Measuring Pavement
New Tech Results Shared by the MCT Program with New “One-Pager” Publications Read More »
The American Ceramic Society recently published an article on permeable pavement with a special additive. International weather has been especially brutal in the past couple of years, causing flooding to occur
“Highway 400 Precast Concrete Inlay Panel Project: Instrumentation Plan, Installation, and Preliminary Results” Authors: Daniel Pickel, Susan Tighe, Warren Lee, and Rico Fung Presented at the 97th Annual Transportation Research Board
“Roller-Compacted Concrete Overlay on Asphalt: A U.S. Case Study on Design, Construction, and Performance” Authors: Victor Cervantes, Feng Mu, Corey Zollinger, and James Johnston Presented at the 97th Annual Transportation Research
Recycling concrete pavements has been a common practice in most states for many years, dating back to at least the 1940s with the reconstruction of US Route 66 in Illinois,
Brand New Publication Report: RCA Usage in the US—A Holistic Perspective Read More »
The National Concrete Pavement Technology (CP Tech) Center at Iowa State University is submitting the report “Technology Transfer, Delivery, & Implementation of Best Practices for Jointed Concrete Pavements” as part
Three new reports from the CP Tech Center offer up-to-date assessments of internal curing (IC) for pavements. What are the best ways to supply additional curing water to a concrete
CP Tech Center Publishes Trio of New Reports: “Internal Curing of Concrete” Read More »
The National Concrete Consortium (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
NCC December E-News—in Association with the CP Road Map Program Read More »
Researchers developed procedures for selecting asphalt pavements for thin whitetopping based on site examination and lab testing. Test results do not offer definitive indications of future performance of overlaid asphalts
The National Concrete Consortium (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
NCC E-News—in Association with the CP Road Map Program Read More »
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
How ‘Mushrooms’ Could Fill Cracks & Repair Our Crumbling Infrastructure Read More »
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?
