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 […]
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center is searching for an Associate Director. This is a full-time, ongoing position at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA. The salary will be
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Historically, aggregate gradation has been controlled by specifications that call out envelopes for individual fractions, typically the coarse aggregate and the fine aggregate. The shortcoming of this approach is that
There are still spaces left for the July 20-24, 2015 Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation Professors’ Workshop to be held at PCA in Skokie, Illinois, USA. A room block is reserved
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News from the Road highlights research around the United States that is helping the concrete pavement community meet the research objectives outlined in the “Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research &
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The semi-annual meeting of the National Concrete Consortium (NCC) was held April 21-23, 2015 in Reno, Nevada, USA. NCC continues to be an outstanding forum for concrete technology transfer. The
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Iowa State University’s National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) has published the report, “Concrete Pavement MDA: Evaluation of Foam Drainage Test to Measure Air Void Stability in Concrete”. ISCP Board
The Trunk Highway 24 (TH 24) Concrete Overlay Project Open House will be held Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 10:00 to 13:45 (10:00 am to 1:45 pm) at the Dassel City Hall
Free “TH 24 OPEN HOUSE” to be Held May 21 in Dassel, MN, USA: REGISTER HERE! Read More »
News from the Road News from the Road highlights research around the United States that is helping the concrete pavement community meet the research objectives outlined in the CP Road Map. To
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The board of directors for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)-Iowa State University, announced that Dr. Peter Taylor, Research Associate Professor-Iowa State Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental
Dr. Peter Taylor Named Director of the CP Tech Center Read More »
CPTech Center published a document that Mixture proportioning is routinely a matter of using a recipe based on a previously produced concrete, rather than adjusting the proportions based on the needs of
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Upcoming webinars on Concrete Overlays presented by the CP Tech Center, with support from the ACPA and sponsored by FHWA: Overlay performance history (Feb. 12) Overlay materials (Feb.
CP Tech Center Announces 4 Concrete Overlay Webinars in February/March Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]When concrete is in a wet environment and exposed to freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles, tensile stresses develop within the concrete. Localized damage to the surface of concrete can also
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]This MAP brief summarizes ongoing research that has been performed to assess fluid and vapor transport in concrete. In general terms the word “transport” is used to describe
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Concrete durability may be considered as the ability to maintain serviceability over the design life without significant deterioration, and is generally a direct function of the mixture permeability. Therefore,
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This report is one of two products for this project with the other being a design guide. This report describes test results and comparative analysis from 16 different portland
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”appear” el_class=”cleanlist”]The primary goal of this guide is to fill the knowledge gap about concrete overlays so that pavement owners can confidently include concrete overlays in their toolbox of
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”] Seattle, Washington, USA September 19-21, 2012 Sponsored by: Federal Highway Administration National Concrete Pavement Technology Center Foreword to the Proceedings Long-life concrete pavements (LLCPs) have been attainable for
International Conference on Long-Life Concrete Pavements Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”right-to-left”] Sacramento, California, USA September 15-17, 2010 Organized by: Federal Highway Administration National Concrete Pavement Technology Center Foreword to the Proceedings The majority of concrete pavements in the U.S.
