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 […]
World of Concrete 2020—the 45th edition, held February 3-7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a very successful and strong event for the concrete & masonry industries. This signature annual event
7 ISCP Member Associations Made an Impactful Presence at World of Concrete 2020!! Read More »
The National Highway Institute (NHI) announced the five-part distance learning program, “Constructing Quality PCC Pavement Preservation Treatments”—a comprehensive program developed under the auspices of the NHI through a cooperative agreement between the
NHI (WBT) “Concrete Pavement Preservation” Courses, Available 24/7—English & Spanish! Read More »
… Because of the holidays, CP Tech Center travel slowed in December … DECEMBER 1-7 LOUISIANA: Peter Taylor, Steve Tritsch, Gordon Smith, and John Adam joined ACPA’s 56th Annual Meeting in New
CP Tech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the USA—Dec 2019 & Coming in March Read More »
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has a “Soil-Cement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” repository website. Each link has a variety of information as well as additional links, papers, publications, photos graphs, equipment
FAQs About Soil-Cement on PCA Website—Repository of Answers for Concrete Paving Projects Read More »
Concrete is an invention that changed construction methods for thousands of years after its discovery, but how has the use of concrete changed today? Deep set into the industry, you’d
Road Recycling Gains Attention Again The rush of engineers using crushed glass and old rubber types in pavement materials is to be congratulated. Although it appears new to the media,
An overview on performance engineered mixtures (PEMs), and where things stand on a 5-year plan to advance this important quality initiative: Based on a meeting the week of November 20,
Update on Performance Engineered Mixtures (PEMs) & the 5-Year Plan Read More »
November 5th Close to home in Ames Iowa, the CP Tech Center cohosted with the Iowa Concrete Paving Association the “2019 Municipal Streets Seminar” for around 130 attendees. November 6th
CP TECH CENTER Talking Concrete Pavements Around the Country Read More »
The Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) maintains a database of recently completed and in-progress research related to concrete pavements and bridge decks. This database is gathered through obtaining information from
George Vorobieff, former ISCP Director and General Manager- Head to Head International Paper: “Rigid pavement thickness design by spreadsheet” —Beginning of Concrete Pavement Design Algorithms from Nomographs to Computerization 1996 In 1996 at the
MIT TAG Meeting Focuses on Concrete Pavements Concrete pavements were in focus during recent meetings at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Concrete Sustainability Hub (CS Hub) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jim Mack,
ACPA Nov TAG Meetings, IAC, & 16th Conf: MA at MIT, CA, FL, OH, & AZ Read More »
For most of the past 10 years, the staff of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), along with local promotion groups, staff, and consultants representing the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
Decade-Long “Concrete Overlay Summit” Improves Concrete Overlay Market Read More »
The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) will have a BOOTH at the TRB Annual Meeting again this year. They expect to be bigger and better with an expanded size space
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting will be held January 12–16, 2020, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to
November 19, 2019 | 10:00 am Central | Skype “Determining Pavement Design Criteria for Recycled Aggregate Base and Large Stone Subbase” presented by Bora Cetin, Iowa State
The National Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) composed a curated list of publications from its EXTENSIVE LIBRARY, along with links to other concrete organizations’ online educational repositories, so all concrete
Register for World of Concrete (WOC) through ISCP Organizational Member American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), using the unique registration link below. With this unique code, you’ll save a minimum of $55 per registration! To
Bienvenidos a este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos Introducción a la Flexión Pura—Primer capítulo de este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos. (Welcome to this Solid Mechanics course: Introduction to
With encouragement to “be bold” LaToya Johnson, Pavement Design and Performance Team Leader-Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), set a positive and productive course for a 1-1/2 day “Concrete Pavement Strategic Planning Meeting”
FHWA “Concrete Pavement Strategic Planning Meeting” Sets Pace for Future Strategies Read More »
