Captivating Time Lapse Video: Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement (RCC)
Time Lapse Video- Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement | Aerial Photo- ©AeroPhoto
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Texas City & FAA Upgrading 70-Year-Old Concrete Landing Strips
The online news “Tyler Morning Telegraph” reported on the concrete pavement reconstruction of a 70-year-old concrete runway in Tyler, Texas, USA. Concrete flowed this week as crews worked on the first
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ACPA Workshop to be Held in October: “All About Joint Design & Construction”
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) will host a two-day national workshop on Concrete Pavement Joint Design and Construction, on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27 and 28, 2015 at the ACPA
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11th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement (ICCBP ’15) to be Held in Dresden, Germany, September 8-11, 2015
Second Announcement Program The 11th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement (ICCBP ’15), organized by the Forschungsgesellschaft Für Strassen- Und Verkehrswesen (FGSV) (German Road and Transportation Research Association) and the Technische
Why India Project is Investing in 100% Concrete Roads
Sri. Nitin Gadkari, Transport Minister of India said, “100% of roads in a $4.7 billion development project will be cement/concrete. This large-scale infrastructure program involves converting 12 major ports into smart cities.” This
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3-D Technology Promises Many Benefits for Stringless Concrete Paving
Three dimensional (3-D) technology could eliminate the need for string lines on concrete paving projects, but Kent Godbersen, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing—GOMACO, explains that there is a significant
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Self-Healing Concrete by Bacterial Mineral Precipitation
A team of microbiologists at The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, headed by Dr. Henk Jonkers, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Materials Sciences and Sustainable Construction—TUDelft, Water Resources Section, is researching
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Industry Praises the First Contractor To Go Stringless in Wisconsin, USA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]ISCP member, Kevin McMullen, President-Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association (WCPA-an affiliated chapter of ACPA), has reported on the first contractor in Wisconsin (WI), USA to go stringless. The concrete industry,
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Concrete Pavement MDA: Evaluation of Foam Drainage Test to Measure Air Void Stability in Concrete
Iowa State University’s National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) has published the report, “Concrete Pavement MDA: Evaluation of Foam Drainage Test to Measure Air Void Stability in Concrete”. ISCP Board
April 2015 CP Road Map E-News Released
News from the Road News from the Road highlights research around the United States that is helping the concrete pavement community meet the research objectives outlined in the CP Road Map. 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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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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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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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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Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee, USA
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I-57 CRCP Construction, Illinois, USA
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This is a video from E.T. Simonds, a construction company based in Carbondale, Illinois. The project consisted of widening a four-mile stretch of I-57 from 2 to 3 lanes. The
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Concrete for Road Pavements: Paving and Finishing
Provides information on rigid pavement structure, construction (slipform paving, preparation, supply, spreading, compaction, finishing, curing and jointing) and fixed-form paving.
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Concrete for Road Pavements: Making and Delivering
Provides information on the importance of compaction, slip form compaction, and fixed-form compaction.
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Concrete for Road Pavements: Compacting
Provides information on the importance of compaction, slip form compaction, and fixed-form compaction.
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A Concrete Solution to Freeway Repair: D7 Road Tests an Innovative Precast Panel Strategy
Precast panel repairs initially are more expensive than cast-in-place, but they’re also more durable, which means they’re cheaper in the long run and require fewer maintenance closures. The dicey part