Saleh Mohammed recently wrote an article about a community-built-30-year-old concrete road “The Star Online Malaysia News” from a first-person perspective. Saleh traveled to Kampung Olak Lempit in Kuala Langat, Selangor to visit a […]
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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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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
A recent Equipment World’s Better Roads Online News Article discussed life-cycle analysis (LCA) emerging as a leading method of determining the environmental impact at both a macro and micro level
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Pervious pavement—also known as permeable paving or porous pavement—allows storm water to filter through the soil below the paved surface, reducing the numerous environmental issues associated with water runoff. The
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“This Day” Online News, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, reported that it is an indisputable fact that roads play a very important role in any nation’s infrastructure, however, development of a country
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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Popular Mechanics recently published an article on the history of concrete. The extended history article begins 12,000 years ago … The invention of concrete is a story of ancient discovery, experimentation,
Twenty-nine (29) major roads in Bengaluru (also called Bangalore—the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state), will soon get a facelift with white-topping as the government sets out to address grievances
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“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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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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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?
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
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Pakistan Today reported on Lahore, Pakistan’s state of the first bus rapid transit (BRT): Lahore Metrobus (اہور میٹرو بس). Management remains reluctant to resolve numerous problems its commuters face during travel
The Minnesota Transportation Department (MnDOT) reported in their National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) newsletter about Scott Holmes, Transportation Supervisor for Olmstead County Public Works-Minnesota, USA. He was concerned about County Highway
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Cape Business News Online from Cape Town, South Africa, reported: According to global authority on concrete pavements Bryan Perrie, PE, Managing Director-The Concrete Institute and ISCP Vice-President, concrete offers several major
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CemNet.com online magazine—“home of International Cement Review” reported that ISCP Member CEMEX, expects to supply over 27,000 m3 (35,315 y3) of special concrete for the renovation of 15 streets in Zona Rosa,
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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana, Africa, spoke in the capital Accra about new strategies to build long-lasting roads, and that the government of Ghana has resolved to undertake constructing concrete
Inquirer.net recently reported on concrete paving in the Philippines. The Philippines has been on a path of fortunate economic growth. Strong economic indicators, backed by a consistently good GDP performance,
StarTribune Online Magazine recently reported on the wrenching debate that is playing out among USA state officials trying to stretch limited transportation money to fix or replace as much roadway
