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Register Now Through April 13th for the Spring 2018 TTCC & NCC: to be Held April 24-26 in Idaho, USA

Register now through April 13th for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) Spring 2018 Technology Transfer Concrete Consortium (TTCC) and National Concrete Consortium (NCC) to be held April 24-26, 2018 […]

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CP Tech/FHWA REPORT: Technology Transfer, Delivery, & Implementation of Best Practices for Jointed Concrete Pavements + 6 Published Tech Briefs

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

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Thinner, Lighter-Layer RCC Pavement—Cost-Effective Pavement Design Alternative

Louisiana, USA, looks at lighter layer of roller-compacted concrete Roads and Bridges online Magazine recently reported on a unique, thinner roller-compacted concrete pavement (RCC). As a durable, economical and low-maintenance concrete material,

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ISCP Board & Open Membership Meeting 2018 to be Held in Jan, Prior to TRB in D.C.

The International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) Board and Open Membership Meeting 2018 will be held prior to the 97th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB Annual Meeting)— to be

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NCC December E-News—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), a national research plan developed and jointly implemented by the

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Celebrated 70-Year-Old California Concrete Pavement Receives “Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award”

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) presented its Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award to the 70-year-old section of concrete pavement on California’s Interstate 10 (Ontario to Colton Freeway). The Lifetime Pavement Recognition

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Michael I. Darter, ISCP Honorary Member & Past Board of Directors Member, Receives ACPA’s Distinguished 2017 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan Award

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) presented the 2017 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan (HHE) Award to Michael I. Darter, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer–Applied Research Associates, Inc. and Professor Emeritus-University of Illinois. The HHE

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ACPA Names Recipients of Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” Awards

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) named recipients of its 28th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” awards at the 54th ACPA Annual Meeting held in San Diego, California, USA. The Awards recognize

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Research Testing in 4 States Brings New Procedures & Offer Guidance for Using Bonded Whitetopping on Asphalt Pavements

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

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NCC E-News—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), a national research plan developed and jointly implemented by the

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VIDEO: RCC Paving: North Carolina DOT’s First RCC Paving Project

Shoulder Construction with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) I-85: Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA Andale Construction replaces 70,000 SY (+/-) of asphalt with 8-inch RCC Video by Greg Dean, Executive Director-Carolinas

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World of Concrete 2018 to be Held January 23-26, Seminars January 22-26 in Las Vegas, Nevada

The World of Concrete (WOC) will be held January 23-26, 2018 with Seminars January 22-26, 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. WOC is the

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Register by November 30 for TRB Annual Meeting—for Lower Fees & Hotel Guest Room—to be Held January 7–11, 2018, Washington, D.C.

Register online by November 30 to take advantage of LOWER FEES and to obtain a HOTEL guest room (some are full). Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees. For

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Team of 4 at Pitt—the Most Focused on Research, Improvement, & Long Life of Concrete

For thousands of years, people have built civilizations with concrete made from readily available local materials. Just mix and heat, add sand, stone and water and put it where you

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“EasyMile” Driverless Shuttle to be Cold-Weather Tested by MnROAD

“EasyMile” Driverless Shuttle at EPFL University in Lausanne, Switzerland For the ISCP article adjacent to this video titled, “Ingenious Technology! MnDOT Chooses “EasyMile” for Autonomous Cold-Weather Shuttle Bus Project”, please

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Ingenious Technology! MnDOT Chooses “EasyMile” for Autonomous Cold-Weather Shuttle Bus Project

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced in June, 2017 that it will begin testing the safe use of an autonomous shuttle bus in a cold-weather climate to position itself as

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How ‘Mushrooms’ Could Fill Cracks & Repair Our Crumbling Infrastructure

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

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CAPTG Workshop & SWIFT Conference/Trade Show Held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The 2017 “Summer Winter Integrated Field Technologies (SWIFT) Conference and Trade Show” was held September 18-21 following “The Canadian Airfield Pavement Technical Group (CAPTG) Meeting and Workshop” in Halifax, Nova

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Cement Council of Texas to Hold First Set of 4 Workshops in the U.S. Detailing “ACI 330.2R-17” Across Texas in October

Registration is now open for the first set of 4 workshops in the US detailing the ACI 330.2R-17 Document: “Guide for the Design and Construction of Concrete Site Paving for Industrial

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NRMCA “ConcreteWorks 2017” plus “CONCRETEPAC” Trivia Night, to be Held Sat., Sept 30 through Tues, Oct 3, in Texas, USA

NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2017—with the co-location of the “American Concrete Pumping Association’s (ACPA) Education Conference”—will be held Sunday through Tuesday, October 1-3, 2017 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

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