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, […]
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At the recent Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) “Committee on Materials and Pavements (AASHTO COMP)” (click left on “AASHTO COMP” for PDF), the
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“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
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
Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Block Association will hold the 12th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement 2018 (12th ICCBP 2018) from October 16 to 19 at the Seoul Chamber of
South Korea: 12th ICCBP 2018 (Formerly ‘PAVE’) to be Held in Seoul Oct. 16-19 Read More »
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
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The International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), in conjunction with the Cement Council of Texas (CCT) announced its “Government Official of the Year” National Award winner. Employees of the Texas Department
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
Bryan Perrie, Managing Director-The Concrete Institute in South Africa and former ISCP Vice-President and Board Director explains that concrete roads suffer from an image problem because many very old concrete
Providing sustainable alternatives to conventional concrete is becoming a global imperative, considering its significant footprints and versatile applications. The work by Washington State University (WSU)’s Laboratory for Advanced & Sustainable
According to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), a new section of Interstate-11 (I-11) to bypass Boulder City, Nevada, USA opened May 23, with the remaining 12.5-mile section to be
Fibercon (Queensland engineering firm) has developed a technology—a first in Australia—that enables it to use recycled polypropylene plastic for reinforcing concrete instead of the traditional steel. Developed in conjunction with researchers from
My Joy Online News reported last week that the people of Ghana, Africa have become sick and tired of plastic waste and potholes. It is a common feature in the
The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS), an environmental non-government organization (NGO) in Davao City, Philippines continues to push for an ordinance requiring both public and private establishments to use permeable pavements
After Hurricane Harvey broke the US record for rainfall from a single storm dumping more than 51 inches of rain (CNN News) in and around the Houston, Texas area in August,
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President-Ghana, cut the sod on April 26, 2018 for work to begin on a 5.4-kilometre pilot concrete road for the Tor-Tema Steel Works-DVLA stretch (from the
ISCP has chosen Minneapolis, Minnesota as its venue for the upcoming 12th International Conference on Concrete Pavements 2020—12th ICCP2020! According to the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), and Kristin Dispenza,
Engineers at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) are experimenting Spring 2018 with Precast Reinforced Concrete Pavement to improve its highways, KTBS reports, with the hope of drastically improving
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Recently, TexCon Ready Mix published an article on the website blog titled, “The Ultimate Guide to the Cost of Concrete” along with its Concrete Calculator. Whether you’re a ‘Do-it-Yourselfer’ or a professional
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