Three Minute Thesis: Fiber Reinforced Pervious (Porous) Concrete Pavement
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First Call for Papers ISCP’s 11th ICCP 2016
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]ISCP’s 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (11th ICCP) will be held in San Antonio, Texas, USA, August 28 – September 1, 2016. The 11th ICCP theme is: Concrete Pavements:
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TRB Announces 3 Webinars on Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The first of three webinars on the subject of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) has been scheduled by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), for delivery on March 30,
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World of Concrete Hosts Largest Crowd in Six Years
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]World of Concrete 2015 (WOC2015) was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 2-6, 2015. WOC is the industry’s only annual international
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Abstract Due: MAY 15th for the 3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Paper submissions are invited for the 3rd International Conference on Best Practices for Concrete Pavements to be held at the Centro de Convenções de Bonito, October 28-30, 2015 in
Knowledge Module on Concrete Pavements
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Since 2013, a working group of CROW (“technologie platform voor transport, infrastructuur en openbare ruimte”: “Technology platform for transport, infrastructure and public space” in The Netherlands) updated several publications related to
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Use of Precast & In-situ Cast Concrete for Public Square in Liège, Belgium
Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry (FEBELCEM) published a brochure (available in French and Dutch) that describes the design and construction of the public square in front of the Guillemins Railway Station in
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Restructuring at Beton Marketing Deutschland
In September 2014, the Board of VDZ—The German Cement Works Association—restructured the marketing activities of BetonMarketing Germany GmbH (BMD) and its three regional divisions. Under the Concrete Information Centre (IZB), the
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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published a TechBrief titled “Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP)”. This TechBrief presents an overview of PICP and its use. General information is provided on PICP composition
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Leif Wathne Named Executive Vice President of ACPA
Leif Wathne, P.E., ISCP Board of Directors and 11th ICCP Chair, was promoted to Executive Vice President—American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). In this new position, Wathne will take on greater
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2nd Ad Hoc Working Group for the Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Construction, January 28 , 2015
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is currently revising Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for road construction. The document establishes the procurement criteria for design, construction and maintenance of roads based
CP Tech Center Announces 4 Concrete Overlay Webinars in February/March
[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.
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ACPA Launches Free On-Demand Training on Aggregate Handling and Building Smooth Concrete Pavements
ACPA has launched two new web-based instructional modules that provide professional training about best practices for constructing smooth concrete pavements and handling aggregates for concrete paving. Developed by ACPA and sponsored by
ACPA Launches Wikipave: a Concrete Pavement Wikipedia
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) today announced the launch of its Wikipave™ website, which places information about and related to concrete pavement at the fingertips of anyone, anywhere
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Dr.-Ing. Josef Eisenmann, ISCP Honorary Member, Passes Away
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Dr.-Ing. Josef Eisenmann, Honorary Member of ISCP since 2001, passed away January 29, 2015. He was a renowned civil engineer, professor, author, and concrete railway contributor/inventor. Born in
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ISCP Board of Directors Announced
The membership of ISCP has elected the following seven members to serve on the Board of Directors for a four-year term effective February 1, 2015. Newly Elected Board Members who will serve
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“Producing Freeze-Thaw Durable Concrete” is the January MAP Brief from the CP Tech Center
[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
Evaluating the Performance of Alternative Supplementary Cementing Material in Concrete
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that characterizes and evaluates the performance of eight natural pozzolans to assess their
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Public Works Dedicates Special Issue to Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]A special issue of Public Works magazine dedicated to roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement includes articles on: “Alternate pavement” stands the test of time – A roller-compacted concrete road
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Call for Abstracts for Workshop on Airfield Pavements at XXVth World Road Congress
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]As part of the XXVth World Road Congress organized in Seoul, Republic of Korea, a one and half-day Workshop on Airfield Pavements will take place November 4-5, 2015 in the
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