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Technical Report: “Cost-Effective Base Type and Thickness for Long-Life Concrete Pavements”

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Minnesota State University, Mankato—Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering, along with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Research […]

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Minnesota, USA: Unbonded Overlay Construction Featuring Fabric Interlayer

The Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) reported that Olmsted County, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, constructed an unbounded concrete overlay construction featuring fabric interlayer as a replacement for a hot mix asphalt interlayer. The unbounded

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FHWA Tech Brief: “Materials-Related Distress: Hardened Cement Paste . . . Best Practices for JCP”

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a Tech Brief titled “Materials-Related Distress: Hardened Cement Paste – Best Practices for Concrete Pavements”. Concrete is a cemented-aggregate mixture where aggregates

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Texas City & FAA Upgrading 70-Year-Old Concrete Landing Strips

The online news “Tyler Morning Telegraph” reported on the concrete pavement reconstruction of a 70-year-old concrete runway in Tyler, Texas, USA. Concrete flowed this week as crews worked on the first

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Ensuring Competition Between Pavement Industries Increases Public Spending Efficiency & Stimulates Innovation

When it comes to building roads, increased competition between pavement industries can lower prices and save public money. Karl Downey, Secretary General-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), recently wrote an article

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2015 Marks 150th Anniversary of the World’s First Concrete Pavement

The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has developed a project, on the first concrete pavements in history, titled “The Developments in Concrete Pavements Oral History Project”. Recorded on

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Call for Abstracts by May 30: 2015 International Conference on Transportation in Africa (ICTA2015)

The East African Institute of Aga Khan University, Nairobi City, Kenya along with African Transportation Professional Networking Group are requesting abstracts by May 30, 2015 for the 2015 International Conference

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ACPA – Southeast Chapter Unveils New Website

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The American Concrete Pavement Association – Southeast Chapter (ACPA-SE) has launched a new website, which boasts dynamic features, high-quality graphics, and rich content. The site enables visitors to view information about various

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