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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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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The American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA’s) Annual Report included a section on ACPA’s efforts to shine a light on the benefits of competition. It is a realization of how some agencies
As a lead state for the implementation of SHRP2 Project R21 technologies, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is sponsoring a showcase
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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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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
Concrete Products Online reported on a new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tech Brief titled “Supplementary Cementitious Materials—Best Practices for Concrete Pavements” (FHWA-HIF-16-001). State highway agencies (SHAs) and others charged with construction and maintenance
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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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Register for the 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP), to be held August 28 – September 1, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 31st, 2016. The 11th ICCP
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RCC pavement is gaining momentum among contractors and road agencies due to many of its advantages, according to an article titled “Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Gaining Momentum” by Tom Kuennen-Equipment
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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The brochure for the 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) has been updated to reflect several new items: New Sponsors Updated Registration and Exhibition Information A Draft Technical Program
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Guidelines for the 2015-2016 Academic Year: The International Data Analysis Contest for the 2015–2016 academic school year is a joint effort between the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program of the Federal
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief October, 2015 titled “Precast Concrete Pavement (PCP) Technology”. This publication also summarizes the technical resources available to engineers
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief September, 2015 titled “Precast ConcretePavement Technology Resources”. This TechBrief provides an approach to develop structural pavement designs for jointed and prestressed
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In an August 2015 AllAfrica Online Magazine article, “Nigeria: Rising Need for Cement Use in Road Construction” Crusoe Osagie discusses the need to extend the use of cement beyond building
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The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) is pursuing a comprehensive resource development and technology transfer initiative aimed at building awareness of continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCPs). This program represents more
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a Tech Brief titled “Materials-Related Distress: Hardened Cement Paste – Best Practices for Concrete Pavements”. Concrete is a cemented-aggregate mixture where aggregates
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
[vc_row fullwidth=”no” bg_type=”solid_color” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” parallax=”” video_texture=”” fw_columns=”” fw_same_height=”” border=”” waved_border_top=”” waved_border_bottom=”” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Workshop: Maintenance of Traffic Successes, Challenges and Misperceptions The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) Mid-Year Meeting, held
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