The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) concrete technology team works on final development and deployment of new equipment, materials, tools, and techniques with the promotion of Advanced Structural Design and Rehabilitation Applications for Portland Cement Concrete. This initiative includes technology demonstrations as well as development and delivery of improved technical guidance and training programs. Examples of specific activities include:
- Policy: This new Technical Advisory issues information on state-of-the-practice and guidance for the use of recycled concrete pavement as aggregate in concrete used for pavements: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/t504037.cfm
- SHRP 2 Project R05 – Precast Pavement: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/shrp2/SHRP2prepubR05.pdf
- Technologies/Innovations
- Current Projects and Activities
- Ongoing Programs
- Research
- Publications
- Training: The National Highway Institute website is also a good source for many training courses offered by FHWA: https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/home.aspx
To access this team and all of the resources in the above list, please go to: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/.