Amy M. Dean

ISCP Editor-in-Chief & Art Director—Amy M. Dean joined ISCP in March 2010: She produces the monthly ISCP E-News; and has produced ISCP items for conferences, workshops, and events: ISCP new logo (2014); ISCP 20th Anniversary Timeline (2019); Two 12th ICCP 2020 logos; 11th ICCP 2016 logo; ISCP/ACPA webinar online banners; 6-foot conference banner; flyers; signs; banners; posters; brochures; programs; invitations; badges; hat, T-shirt, CD cover designs; proceedings cover; and more. She has over 30 years of experience in graphic design, writing, & editing in the newspaper, magazine, corporate stationery, retail, & concrete industries.

Submit Your Projects for Consideration for the ACPA “Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards” by July 12th, 2019

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is now accepting submittals for projects for the 30th Annual a“Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards” Program for projects completed in the calendar year 2018. Submittals must […]

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Paving Sustainably—Many Factors Influence a Pavement’s Environmental Footprint

In a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production titled “Role of the use phase and pavement-vehicle interaction in comparative pavement life cycle assessment as a function of context”

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CHILE, South America: “Case Studies of Different Types of FRC Pavement Projects”—Correlates with Next ISCP/ACPA Webinar!

“Case Studies of Different Types of FRC Pavement Projects” by Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Director-TCPavements and Director-ISCP Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) has been used in pavements with optimized geometry, rendering excellent results

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FHWA REPORT: “Precast Concrete Pavement Technology Implementation”

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a report that summarizes the current state of the precast concrete pavement (PCP) technology and also provides details of the technical assistance provided under the

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EUPAVE Annual Report 2018 is Out!

The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) has published their 2018 Annual Report that provides an excellent overview of the work and objectives of EUPAVE in 2018. It is a positive

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FHWA Tech Brief: “Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement”

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a new Tech Brief titled “Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement” that presents an overview of permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) and its use. General

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Michigan Experiments With Paving Longevity … 20, 30, 50 Years …

  The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)  began work this spring on the 4th in a series of experimental pavement projects designed to determine if thicker pavement equals a longer

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Penetrating Sealer Evaluation Project Takes Off

A new National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech) project, begun mid-December 2018, has the objective to investigate the enhancement of concrete durability through the use of penetrating sealers. The

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Publication: Development of Performance Curves for Whitetopping in Minnesota

The publication titled “Development of Performance Curves for Whitetopping in Minnesota” with Principal Investigator Thomas Burnham, Office of Materials and Road Research-Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is a report on

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South Korea Expands Use of Next Generation Concrete Surface on Roadways

Nearly 1.5 million sq. yd.—200 lane miles—already in Korea combine diamond grinding and grooving for a smoother profile and reduced noise levels South Korea has a small land area, but

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Register by June 7th for EUPAVE’s 4th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving: “Hydraulically Bound Base Layers & Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements” to be Held June 18

The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), invites you to 4th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving “Hydraulically Bound Base Layers & Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements (RCC)” Tuesday 18th, June

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CANADA: Major Winnipeg Project Brings Concrete Solution to Longstanding Bottleneck

Northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the junction of a pair of provincial trunk highways (PTH) were not originally designed with elegance. Commonly known as the “Perimeter Highway”, the intersection of PTH

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FHWA Offers 2 Jointed Precast Concrete Resources—a Guide & a Checklist

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released 2 publications on jointed precast concrete pavements (JPrPCP). 1 The “Guide Specification for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement (JPrCP)” is a 23-page tech breif that includes

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SAVE THE DATE! “ACPA Annual Airport Pavement Design & Construction Workshop” to be Held October 2019

SAVE THE DATE! “American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) Annual Airport Pavement Design & Construction Workshop” to be Held October 2019 The 2019 workshop will be held at the Embassy Suites

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Publication: “Comparison of Fresh Concrete Air Content Test Methods & Analysis of Hardened Air Content in Wisconsin Pavements”

Recently published, the technical report titled “Comparison of Fresh Concrete Air Content Test Methods & Analysis of Hardened Air Content in Wisconsin Pavements” by Le Pham and Steven Cramer, Ph.D., P.E.,

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POSPUESTO—Últimos 2 seminarios Web en ESPAÑOL: POSTPONED—Last 2 SPANISH Webinars

ISCP y ACPA han pospuesto los 2 seminarios web restantes de la SERIE ESPAÑOLA DE WEBINAR que se realizarían el 9 de mayo y el 20 de junio de 2019.

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Upcoming Research via 5 NRRA Teams

New research is coming! The 5 National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) teams brainstormed ideas, and budgets, for the upcoming years and the projects were finalized by the Executive Committee early

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Register for the Next ISCP/ACPA Webinar in Series to be Held 
May 30, 2019: “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavements”

Join the Next ISCP/ACPA Webinar in Series: “Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavements” ENGLISH: May 30, 2019: Thursday 12:00 to 13:30 CST   |   17:00-18:30 UTC PRESENTERS: • Fiber Types, Test Methods,

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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Abstracts for the 12th ICCP Due by June 8, 2019!

DEADLINE EXTENDED!! ISCP and Organizers are requesting ABSTRACTS for the 12th International Conference on Concrete Pavements (12th ICCP) by JUNE 8, 2019! Papers and conference presentations are being solicited for a wide

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Successful 3rd Annual NACA FLY-In 2019 on Capital Hill, VIDEO included

The cement and concrete industry met with congressional offices and top federal officials to discuss policies impacting the industry during the North American Concrete Alliance (NACA) 3rd Annual Cement & Concrete

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