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1st Full-Scale Heated Pavement Slabs Installed at American International Airport

Halil Ceylan, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Professor–Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research in Ames, Iowa, USA, held his smartphone, opened an app, and called up the remote controls for the […]

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Performance Underpins AASHTO Provisional Standard for PEM

An Innovative Program for Pavement Reliability  Iowa State University-hosted National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) and research partners have secured the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

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AASHTO to Publish Provisional Specification: Advancing PEM

In February, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) will publish a new provisional specification on performance-engineered mixtures (PEM), PP 84. This culminates a concerted effort of

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Publication: “Guide to the Prevention & Restoration of Early Joint Deterioration in Concrete Pavements”

Through a contract with the Iowa Highway Research Board (TR-697), the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University (CP Tech Center) has developed a concise

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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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NCC E-News November 2016 Now Available!

National Concrete Consortium (NCC) E-News November 2016 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

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CP Tech Center Technology Deployment Program & Student Resources

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University, USA, invites those in the industry to take advantage of its Technology Deployment Opportunities, Training Topics, &

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NCC E-News AUGUST 2016: Real-Time Smoothness Measurements, Improved Concrete Pavement Performance, Surface Characteristics, Precast Concrete, & more

In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium E-News (NCC E-News) is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map), a national

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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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All Technical Presentations Now Available: NCC Spring Meeting

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) held its bi-annual National Concrete Consortium (NCC) April 26-28, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. All presentations and agenda from the Spring 2016

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National Concrete Consortium (NC2) E-News March 2016 In Association with the CP Road Map Program

CP Road Map E-News: The NC2 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 implemented by

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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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ISCP Co-Sponsoring Commemoration: 125th Anniversary of the First U.S. Concrete Pavement, to be Held April 25th

In 1891, an 8-ft-wide section of the first concrete pavement was placed on Main Street in front of the Logan County Courthouse in Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA. A segment placed in 1893

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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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CP Road Map E-News, December 2015

The CP Road Map 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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CP Tech Center New Publications on Saw-Cutting Times on Pavements

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) has published a report and a tech transfer summary titled: “Comparison of Setting Time Measured Using Ultrasonic Wave Propagation with Saw-Cutting

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CP Road MAP E-News & Brief: “Curing for Concrete Pavements”

Moving Advancements into Practice (MAP) Briefs describe promising research and technologies that can be used now to enhance concrete paving practices. The CP Road Map E-News is the newsletter of

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Minnesota Concrete Forum: “Concrete Streets & Roads”

The Portland Cement Association (PCA)-North Central Region and The Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC) will host a Forum titled “Concrete Streets and Roads” on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 1:30

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Leading a Performance-Based Approach to Designing Concrete for Pavements

Many concrete pavement mixtures in the United States are still developed based on standard, prescriptive “recipes”. These methods can be overly conservative as far as defining minimum strengths, maximum water-to-cement

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Now Available! Spanish ICH Concrete Overlay Manual

The Cement and Concrete Institute (ICH)—in cooperation with ISCP and the CP Tech Center—has recently published a Spanish version of the center’s popular Guide to Concrete Overlays Sustainable Solutions for

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