Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements sponsored a POSTER SESSION during the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting – A Virtual Event – throughout January 2021. […]
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Research at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) in Melbourne, Australia paves the way for used face masks in recycled concrete. Researchers say they have shown that single-use disposable
Meet Board Member Kevin McMullen: When the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center)‘s Executive Board of Directors considers which initiatives can make the greatest impact, the voices of professionals working in the
The first concrete pavementswere placed in 1892 & 1893 Early 1900’s: May surprise people to know that the first documented use of concrete to resurface pavements dates back to 1901!
New website-calculator fromPortland Cement Association (PCA)!Same durability.Same resilience.10% carbon footprint reduction.* “CO2 Calculator: EASY. PROVEN. READILY AVAIALBE!” Portland-limestone cement (PLC) is engineered with a higher limestone content. PLC gives specifiers,
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“Every Day Counts (EDC-6)” Initiative Publication.Click to download 6-page ‘single-page-flyer’ PDF. Many of the pavements in the United States’ highway system have reached or are approaching the end of their
2-DAY WEBINAR:“Slab-on-Grade Concrete & Pavement for Private Facilities“:DAY ONETuesday | January 19, 2021 | 11:00 am – 2:45 pm CST(including a 15-min. break)“Concrete & Pavement Design Principles““Exterior Concrete Pavement Design“DAY
Applied Sciences published paper by Muhammad Kashif, Ahsan Naseem , Nouman Iqbal, Pieter De Winne, and Hans De Backer: Department of Civil Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 60, Zwijnaarde, B-9052 Ghent,
WEBINAR: “Pavement Preservation—Dowel Bar Retrofit (DBR) & Diamond Grinding”Tuesday | January 12 | 12:00 NOON – 1:00 pm CDTREGISTRATION: https://go.acpa.org/cp-tech-center-2020 The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)
A Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design user group met the week of December 7, 2020, in a 3-day web conference with about 200 participants, to discuss ongoing developments with AASHTOWare (American Association
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Visit the VIRTUAL Transtec Group booth at the VIRTUAL 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2021 that will take place from January 5-29, 2021. By visiting The Transtec Group booth from
Example of ASR-related map-cracking in concrete pavement (Photo: L. Sutter) The new Winter Quarter NC² Moving Advancements into Practice (MAP) Brief titled “Understanding ASR. . .AND How to Mitigate It” is now available. This MAP brief summarizes
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HOME PHOTO: Reflective pavements could reduce the frequency of heat waves in Chicago by around 30 percent over 20 years. Credit: Jaysin Trevino/Wikimedia Commons MIT postdoc explains how reflective pavements can
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Sydney, Australia’s NorthConnex is completed and officially opened to traffic! Located northwest of Sydney, the $3-billion twin 9km (5.5-mi) project of tunnels contain rigid pavement and are the deepest road
Tuesday | December 15, 202010:00 am – 11:00 am CST“Soil Cement/ Full Depth Reclamation With Cement Slurry Using a Ready Mixed Concrete Truck” (1 Hour)Featuring Greg Halsted, PCA Soil Cement
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) held the 5th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving on Wednesday October 14, 2020 at Hôtel Le Châtelain in Brussels. The theme for this
At first glance, the 1,000 sq-m property situated on a bustling Jakarta, Indonesia street looks like a regular brick making factory. There are stacks of paving bricks of varying colors,
Overall, the 1958-1960 AASHO Road Test encompassed the largest & most substantive pavement research performed in the 20th century. Its results have proven to be highly influential with respect to
VIDEO STILL: Bisi Adebayo, Anchor and Teslim Shitta-BeyClick to go to video. The September 21, 2020 REPORT from Proshare Economy titled “Roads: Concrete Vision, Asphalt Competition, Looking Ahead” (see highlights
Photo 1920: One of the 63 sections of the Bates Experimental Road “The Transportation History Blog” by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently wrote an
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