“… Clybucca CRCP pavement performance, CRCP reports, ISCP Conference feedback, supply & availability of SCMs, RMS report and update, Raw Material Contamination …” The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) […]
SYDNEY Australia: ASCP Concrete Road Pavements Forum to be Held Monday, October 17 Read More »
Former CANMET/ACI International Conference on Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag, Natural Pozzolans and Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 1, 2016 In response to requests
ABSTRACTS DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 1, 2016 for the 10th ACI/RILEM ICCM2017 Read More »
The 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) was held August 28 through September 1st at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Almost 400 registrants participated in
11th ICCP a Big Success in the Big State of Texas! Read More »
The highlight of the 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements was the Gala Reception and Awards Banquet held at the Knibbe Ranch. The attendees enjoyed dinner and entertainment where the following award winners
Gala Reception and Awards Banquet the Highlight of the 11th ICCP! Read More »
The Times of India Online Magazine, New Delhi, India, recently reported that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kgp) in Kharagpur, West
India: NHAI & ITT-Kharagpur Create Pact for Concrete Pavements Read More »
In the Netherlands and throughout Europe, whether bridges, tunnels or roads, they are usually made of concrete. But even concrete cannot withstand environmental influences and loads forever. Cracks in concrete
The Netherlands: Video healCON Project: Concrete with Self-Healing Powers Read More »
TU Delft will hold the healCON Conference November 28-29, 2016 in Science Centre Building-Delft University of Technology, in Delft, The Netherlands. The aim of the 2-day conference is to discuss
The Netherlands: TU Delft “healCON Conference” to be held in November Read More »
Toowoomba-based Wagners Construction Materials, owned by the Wagner family, has been nominated for an international award for their Earth-Friendly Concrete (EFC) innovation, as reported in an article titled “Earth friendly concrete gains admirers” by
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
The widening and rebuild of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in the northern part of Illinois in suburban Chicago, USA is a massive concrete recycling job (reported in American
I-90 Tollway Project: Concrete Recycling & Green Building—Illinois, USA Read More »
DelawareOnline News and American Concrete Institute (ACI) reported that the Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) located 2 miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware, USA, has been conducting a $98.3-million replacement of north-south
Video by: Jorge Olavarría Bastidas, Civil Engineering student-Chile Fallas en Pavimentos Rigidos – Cap1: Escalonamiento El Escalonamiento o Faulting, es una diferencia en elevación a través de una junta o grieta.
The greater Island of Chiloé, located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region, has a rainy cool climate that together with the poor capacity of soils in the area, create
Chile: Two Important Projects Designed with Short Slabs in Chiloé Island, South of Chile Read More »
In Panama (Central America)—north of the capital Panama City—the highway between the communities of Nuevo México and El Chungal, suffered from decay for many years. Sensing a significant need. CEMEX completed
Panama: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 people in Panama Read More »
“Nuevo Mexico—Chungal Roadway Advancement in Panama “—”Progress on Roadway Between Nuevo México and El Chungal in Panama” (2:14)
VIDEO: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 People in Panama Read More »
The Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA) recently featured a new paving technology in their “Promotion Spotlight 2016”. To further its achievement of quality, innovation, and excellence, the leaders of the new world-class Caterpillar
New Paving Technology: CCP—RCC Benefits with Traditional Concrete Appearance Read More »
The European Commission has recently published a new voluntary construction-related criteria set: The EU Green Public Procurement(GPP) criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. The publication of such criteria follows
New Criteria for Green Public Procurement Road Design, Construction & Maintenance Read More »
The fall meeting of the National Concrete Consortium (NC2) will be held jointly with the International Society of Concrete Pavements’ Eleventh International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) in San
NCC Fall Meeting to be Held During the 11th ICCP in August Read More »
On June 14, 2016, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) participated in the 40th anniversary of the construction of the “Y de Asturias” concrete motorway in northern Spain. “New Technologies in Concrete
N. Spain: Concrete Motorway “Y de Asturias” (CRCP) Still Going Strong After 40 Years Read More »
General Karl Downey, Secretary-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), recently wrote an article on the new Portland Cement Association (PCA) report that examines paving trends in the United States (U.S.). Concrete paving’s share for roads in
U.S. Paving Trends – What Lessons for Europe? Read More »
