Call for Papers: 2018 AM3P Conference in Doha, Qatar

The Conference Standing International Advisory Committee and the Organizing Committee invite delegants to submit a paper and to participate in the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction (AM3P) to be […]

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Top 16 Mistakes Made When Installing Concrete

TexCon Ready Mix recently reported on “Top 16 Mistakes People Make When Installing Concrete”. Concrete installation is not nearly as straightforward as it seems. There is a wealth of preparation

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MnROAD Breaks New Ground Along Test Tracks

A Minnesota, USA transportation research blog titled “CROSSROADS” reported that in June, MnROAD—the only cold-weather accelerated pavement testing facility of its kind in North America—will begin construction on its third

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ECLIPS Workshop Held: “Innovative and Sustainable Concrete Pavements”

European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) held the “Enhancing Concrete Life in Infrastructure through Phase Change Systems (ECLIPS)” workshop on “Innovative and Sustainable Concrete Pavements” on March 23, 2017 in Brussels,

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10th ACI/RILEM ICCM & Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete to be Held October 2017 in Montreal, Canada

The 10th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials (ICCM) & Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete will be held October 2-4, 2017 at the the Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain in Montreal,

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Video: The Transtec Group Delivers Innovative Pavement Engineering for Winnipeg Transitway

Austin, Texas, USA-based pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group provided pavement design and life cycle advisement for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To read the

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Innovative Pavement Engineering & Life-Cycle Advisory for High-Priority Winnipeg, Canada Transitway

The Transtec Group, Austin-based pavement engineering firm, Texas, USA, provided pavement design and life- cycle advisement to Plenary Roads-Winnipeg—the concessionaire for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg,

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XXIII Belgian Roads Conference & Exhibition in Brussels to be Held October, 2017

The Belgisch Wegencongres Congrès belge de la Route (XXIII Belgian Roads Conference in Brussels) will be held Wednesday-Friday October 4-6, 2017, at the SQUARE-Brussels Meeting Center in Brussels, Belgium. The

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Chile: International Road Infrastructure Congress HDM-4; Workshops; & HDM-4 Certified Course

The International Congress HDM-4 (The Highway Development Management: HDM-4) “Encounter of Road Infrastructure Managers” will be held: Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26-27, 2017 with additional 2 days of Workshops on Thursday and Friday, September

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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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Barbados Cement Company Vies to Build Concrete Roads & Strengthen Barbados’ Infrastructure

Arawak Cement Company is to begin work on a concrete road in April 2017 in a bid to convince Government to move away from asphalt to concrete surfaces. Manuel Toro, General Manager, said

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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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Infographic Makes it Easy to See the [Projected] Cost of Roads

Creating a visual of an analysis of the initial and “life cycle” costs of a one-mile stretch of  road, comparing asphalt and concrete” is very helpful. Aggregate & Ready Mix Association

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RCC Placed on Cement-Stabilized FDR on High-Speed Texas Federal Highway, USA

A Texas First: TxDOT’s Roller Compacted Concrete Highway in Leakey, Texas, USA Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement generally has been only for lower-speed roads or industrial applications. But, in November, 2016 the Texas

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Stringless Paving Eases Work Site Challenges & VIDEO: “3D Concrete Paving”

CONEXPO-CON/AGG recently reported that concrete paving opportunities are paying off in more ways than one for customers and dealers alike who embrace forward-thinking ways to help customers. Eddie Brown, Machine-Control Specialist-Ozark Laser

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Call for Abstracts by April 30th—13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Germany

The final date for submitting abstracts extended to: May 22, 2017 “Concrete Connects” is the motto of the 13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads (13th ISCR-2018), and will be held  June

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Más de 40 Años de una Autopista Española con Hormigon Armado: La ‘Y de Asturias’

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VIDEO: TCP Ruta 5 Quejón—Colonia Yungay, Chile, Norte-Sur (North-South)

Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Year of Construction: 2014 7.6-point Earthquake: December 2015 “TCP Ruta 5 Quellón – Colonia Yungay (Norte-Sur) (video largo)” Video competo

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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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Abstract: Full-Depth Recycling Study (FDR)

Title: Full-Depth Recycling Study: Test Track Construction and First-Level Analysis of Phase 1 and Phase 2 HVS Testing, Forensic Investigation, and Phase 1 Laboratory Testing Authors: Jones, D., Louw, S.,

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