—Report highlights industry’s commitment to reducing environmental impact According to a new report, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) members have lowered their carbon footprint by 13% in five years. Through […]
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The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)‘s 2020 travel schedule January through February: January 9: Peter Taylor spoke about mixture proportioning and measurement at the 61st Annual “Nebraska Concrete and
CPTech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the USA in Jan-Feb 2020! Read More »
The Spring 2020 National Concrete Consortium (NC²) that was to be held March 30-April 2 at the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, USA has been POSTPONED to April 2021. Letter
The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) is please to announce that the EUPAVE INFOGRAPHIC was published as the cover of the latest issue of “Cement and Concrete World”, a magazine created
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Annual spring weight restrictions to protect the state of Michigan, USA’s roads began on Monday, February 24, 2020. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that all state trunkline highways within
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During a mid-February 2020 program on ‘Building pothole free roads in Indian cities’, organized by Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), Dinakar Pasla, Associate Professor (Civil), School of Infrastructure-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), said
Whitetopping Solution for Potholed & Crumbling Roads in India Read More »
In February, a coalition of 41 transportation associations including: American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA); Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA); American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO);
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=7xeZTlDhWws&feature=emb_logo Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA)—Concrete roads are the strongest and most durable, performing better under heavy traffic loads, and lowering costs across the lifetime of the asset. These
VIDEO—Australia: “Concrete Roads”: Strong, Durable, Perform Better, Most Cost-Effective… Read More »
Membership Survey Provides Valuable Feedback The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) distributed its annual Benchmark Opinion Survey on February 18, requesting its members’ response by February 27. The survey goes to one
ACPA-February Travels to IA, SD, CA, WI, VA, & NV + Membership Survey Read More »
The “Better Together Annual Convention” will be held MARCH 7-10, 2020—prior to the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 (MARCH 10-14), at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, NV! Three Concrete and
Arkansas Appoints DOT Director The Arkansas Highway Commission has named Lorie Harris Tudor, P.E. the NEW Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). She will succeed Scott Bennett, who announced
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center)’s Executive Board of Directors provides outstanding guidance in business operations, including management and finances. The Board’s 17 members who include representatives of
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At the World of Concrete 2020 in early February in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bill Palmer, Concrete Construction Magazine presented the award of “Most Influential 2020: “Four Under Forty 2020” to Sherry Sullivan, National Account
The Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council in conjunction with the Connecticut American Institute of Architects (CT AIA), CT Green Building Council, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), and Build With Strength
Yale University Net Zero Schools Summit: Highlights Carbon Positive Future with Concrete Read More »
Early February 2020, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the launch of “Shaped by Concrete“— a new educational campaign to increase awareness of the sustainability, resiliency and durability of concrete
The first project demonstrating precast prestressed concrete pavement (PPCP) technology for bridge approach slab construction was installed at both ends of a bridge on Highway 60 near Sheldon, Iowa The
James Mack, Director, Market Development-CEMEX, posted on LinkedIn: “Here are two back to back articles from the New York Times describing our infrastructure woes: “As States Add Money to Fix Roads,
Mapping US Infrastructure: Thru Invested Dollars & Via Motorists’ Smartphones Read More »
… From “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS-TV) “Conductive Concrete” (Season 3 Episode 61). Mo Rocca, Humorist, Journalist, and Actor-TV, Radio, Blog and Dr. Christopher Tuan, Professor, Concrete Engineer-University of Nebraska (3:34)
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Robert Rasmussen, Vice President and Chief Engineer-The Transtec Group, Inc., recently posted a report on LinkedIn titled, “Pavement Engineering for Tracks and Proving Grounds: How to Begin?” For highway or airfield projects, much
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What is slurry? The dictionary defines slurry as “a watery mixture of insoluble matter.” Roads & Bridges online magazine published an article by Kristen Dispense, International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA),
4 Studies Show Environmental Benefits of CGR “Slurry” Read More »
