New FHWA Tech Brief: “Blended Aggregates for Concrete Mixture Optimization . . . Best Practices for JCP”

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 […]

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Texas City & FAA Upgrading 70-Year-Old Concrete Landing Strips

The online news “Tyler Morning Telegraph” reported on the concrete pavement reconstruction of a 70-year-old concrete runway in Tyler, Texas, USA. Concrete flowed this week as crews worked on the first

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ISCP Names Geoff Ayton Honorary Member

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”] Geoff Ayton of Australia was awarded ISCP Honorary Member status on July 20, 2015 at the Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) “2015 Concrete Pavements Conference” in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia. Geoff

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Concrete Paving Workshop & Task Force Meetings Included in ACPA’s June Mid-Year Meeting

[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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ACPA Workshop to be Held in October: “All About Joint Design & Construction”

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) will host a two-day national workshop on Concrete Pavement Joint Design and Construction, on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27 and 28, 2015 at the ACPA

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“3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements” to be Held During 57th Brazilian Concrete Congress & Conference, October 28-30

The 3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements will be held parallel to the 57th Brazilian Concrete Congress and Conference, October 28-30, 2015 at the Centro de Convenções de Bonito,

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Ensuring Competition Between Pavement Industries Increases Public Spending Efficiency & Stimulates Innovation

When it comes to building roads, increased competition between pavement industries can lower prices and save public money. Karl Downey, Secretary General-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), recently wrote an article

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Successful EUPAVE Brussels Workshop Touted Evenness of Concrete Roads, “PARTNER”, New Brochure, & Future Workshops

The EUPAVE workshop on “Best Practices in Concrete Paving” took place on May 26, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. This successful workshop kicked off the series of “best practices” workshops, and

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Final Report: Development of a Catalog of Resilient Modulus Values for Aggregate Base for Use With the MEPDG

M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Research Scientist D. Stephen Lane, Associate Principal Research Scientist In Cooperation with: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (USDOT-FHWA) Virginia Center for Transportation

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Call for Abstracts for the 9th International Concrete Conference 2016 to be Held in Dundee, Scotland

The University of Dundee, partnered with Dundee & Angus Convention Bureau, are requesting abstracts for the 9th International Concrete Conference 2016 to be held July 4-6, 2016 in Dundee, Scotland. The theme

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2015 Marks 150th Anniversary of the World’s First Concrete Pavement

The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has developed a project, on the first concrete pavements in history, titled “The Developments in Concrete Pavements Oral History Project”. Recorded on

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Registration Open for WCPA 2015 Golf Outing & Scholarship Fundraiser

The Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association (WCPA) is holding its only 2015 outing, The WCPA 2015 Golf Outing & Scholarship Fundraiser. It will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at The Oaks

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Well-Attended All-Day “Concrete Pavement Innovation & Technology Transfer Workshop” Held June 25

The International Society of Concrete Pavements (ISCP) presented an all-day workshop titled Concrete Pavement Innovation and Technology Transfer Workshop at the Illinois Department of Transportation District 1 office in Schaumburg,

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11th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement (ICCBP ’15) to be Held in Dresden, Germany, September 8-11, 2015

Second Announcement Program The 11th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement (ICCBP ’15), organized by the Forschungsgesellschaft Für Strassen- Und Verkehrswesen (FGSV) (German Road and Transportation Research Association) and the Technische

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ICH International Seminar in Chile on May 25 Had Excellent Attendance

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Betonstraßentagung 2015 (Concrete Pavement Conference 2015) to be Held September 24-25, 2015 in Ulm, Germany

    The Forschungsgesellschaft Für Strassen- Und Verkehrswesen (FGSV) (German Road and Transportation Research Association) cordially invites concrete pavement professionals to the Betonstraßentagung 2015 (Concrete Pavement Conference 2015) to be held

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New ACI 2015 Manual of Concrete Practice Now Available

American Concrete Institute’s (ACI’s) new 2015 Manual of Concrete Practice is now available. Containing over 240 standards and reports, it is one of the most comprehensive concrete reference set available.

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Only 2 Weeks Left to Register for the PCA 2015 Professors’ Workshop

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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June 2015 CP Road Map E-News Released

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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EUPAVE Releases Brochure: “Durable Low-Noise Concrete Pavements”

The brochure, recently published by the European Pavement Association (EUPAVE), titled “Durable Low-Noise Concrete Pavements” shows concrete pavements are not as noisy they are often perceived; provides examples of techniques

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