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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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ACPA Offers Positive Outlook for Highway Concrete Pavement Market

At the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) January Press Briefing at World Of Concrete 2017 (WOC 2017) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ACPA offered a current view of the highway pavement

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France: CRCP: Un ruban de velours pour les BHNS (A velvet ribbon for BHNS)

Conceived and designed by French syndicat of  transport from Paris department (STIF), T Zen is the future high-level bus service network (BHNS), (le futur réseau de bus à haut niveau

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South Australia’s First Major Concrete Road—Creating More Jobs

The $985 Million Northern Connector motorway will be South Australia’s first major concrete road, creating more jobs and saving on maintenance. 13 km (8 mi) of the 15.5 km (9.6

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JOB POSTING – Director, National Center for Pavement Preservation

Based out of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, the National Center of Pavement Preservation invites applications for an opening as Director.  For full consideration, applications should be received

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11th ICCP a Big Success in the Big State of Texas!

The 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) was held August 28 through September 1st at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Almost 400 registrants participated in

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The Netherlands: Video healCON Project: Concrete with Self-Healing Powers

In the Netherlands and throughout Europe, whether bridges, tunnels or roads, they are usually made of concrete. But even concrete cannot withstand environmental influences and loads forever. Cracks in concrete

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Video: Fallas en Pavimentos Rigidos – Cap1: Escalonamiento (about Faulting: First video in a series of videos about Rigid Pavement Distress)

  Video by: Jorge Olavarría Bastidas, Civil Engineering student-Chile Fallas en Pavimentos Rigidos – Cap1: Escalonamiento El Escalonamiento o Faulting, es una diferencia en elevación a través de una junta o grieta.

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New Criteria for Green Public Procurement Road Design, Construction & Maintenance

The European Commission has recently published a new voluntary construction-related criteria set: The EU Green Public Procurement(GPP) criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. The publication of such criteria follows

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ISCP Honorary Member Professor Willy Wilk Passes Away

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology(ETH) of Zürich, Switzerland sadly announces the passing of Professor Willy Wilk, on February 11, 2016, just shy of his 85th birthday. An Honorary Member of

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NCC E-News/CP Road Map May: Thin RCC, CFRCP, Cooling Glass Beads, SCMs & More!

CP Road Map E-News: The National Concrete Consortium (NCC) E-News is a bi-monthly newsletter based on the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map)—a national research plan developed and jointly

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Fascinating Drone’s-Eye Video: Concrete Paved-&-Walled Tunnel by World’s Largest Boring Machine

Equipment World Online Magazine recently reported this fascinating drone video (4 minutes+17 seconds) of the new SR 99 Tunnel—future double-deck highway—in Seattle, Washington, USA. This drone video shows”Bertha”, the largest

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. . . ISCP Members Can Easily Reset Their Password 2 Different Ways?

There are 2 WAYS ISCP Members can reset their password … Have you lost your password and need a new one? Go to the top right of the ISCP HOMEPAGE — to your “Login”.

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CP Tech Publication: “Conclusions from the Investigation of Deterioration of Joints in Concrete Pavements”

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) has published a new document titled “Conclusions from the Investigation of Deterioration of Joints in Concrete Pavements”. This final report is sponsored through

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Mr. Stéphane Nicoud, EUPAVE President: “EUPAVE Goes from Strength to Strength”

Mr. Stéphane Nicoud, President-European Paving Association (EUPAVE), addressed EUPAVE members with a warm welcome, in the first EUPAVE Newsletter of the New Year (February Issue), to wish all of EUPAVE’s stakeholders the

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New Pavement Surface Technique Balances Quietness & Safety on I-394 in Minnesota, USA

Roads and Bridges Online Magazine, January 2016 Issue, reported on the newest pavement texture in an article by  Ashley Kizzire, Contributing Author, titled “Best of Both Worlds: New pavement surface technique renews

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Concrete Overlays: Price Parity & DOT/Municipality Use Are Leading the Industry

Equipment World‘s Better Roads Online Magazine recently reported on concrete overlay use by the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Municipalities. Today’s roadbuilding environment requires more results from fewer resources,

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ACPA Awards: “2015 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan”; “Excellence in Concrete Pavements”; & “Distinguished Service & Recognition”

GODBERSON RECEIVES the “2015 HARTMANN-HIRSCHMAN-EGAN AWARD”: Gary Godbersen, President & CEO of GOMACO Corporation, was awarded the 2015 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan (HHE) Award.  The award recognized Godbersen for his long-time support for the American Concrete

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Register for the 11th ICCP!

Registration is open for the 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP), to be held August 28 – September 1, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The 11th ICCP Steering Committee has received almost 100

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Tech Transfer Portal Offers CRCP Awareness, Education, Sharing, & more …

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) is pursuing a comprehensive resource development and technology transfer initiative aimed at building awareness of continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCPs). This program represents more

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