Click to enlarge The U.S. Interstate Highway System reached 65 years old on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. At an age at which many Americans are considering retirement and reduced workloads, […]
In a recent American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) article, Tom Fisher, Professor-College of Design-University of Minnesota and Director-Minnesota Design Center (MDC)-College of Design-University of Minnesota, expressed his ideas of
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With help from Australian universities, a new carbon nanotube liquid additive that extends the design life of concrete projects is safe as well as effective. An innovative process developed in
Lenexa City, Kansas, USA, is advancing plans with Integrated Roadways and Kiewit—two companies heading up the project—to install “smart pavement” in Lenexa City Center. The plan has been in place
“Smart Pavement Plan” Now a Reality—Precast Concrete Slabs with Sensors—First in U.S. Read More »
An article from “Canadian Concrete Online Concrete Magazine”-Issue 03, April 2021 includes a multitude of concrete options to maximize pavement longevity, while maintenance costs remain low. Göbekli Tepe-earliest known use
Click to go to PDF ofNC² MAP Brief Summer 2021 The NC² E-News, originally the quarterly newsletter of the former “CP Road MAP program”, overviews new developments in concrete pavement research and
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Presidio Parkway: Transforming the Northern Waterfront with proven CRCP VIDEO from June 2015—just before final Phase II and vegetation installation complete:Doyle Drive [was] re-envisioned as the Presidio Parkway by 2016
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Doyle Drive under construction in 1936—connects San Francisco to the Golden Gate Bridge. Click to enlarge. Originally built in 1936, as one of the New Deal projects and as part
Results of a Southern California freeway survey that set out to determinethe short-term & long-term performance of rapid strength concrete for the potentialrepair, restoration, & slab replacement of highway infrastructure
Asphalt pavement is everywhere you look, but what if you could have concrete for the same price? That’s the question that concrete pavement contractors are asking owners today, and often
Click to go to “India Book of Records“ India has been building highways and expressways in record pace—faster than ever before and will be open for travelers soon! Construction Week
An airfield pavement project at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is using approximately 90,000 cu yd of ultra-light foamed glass aggregate (UL-FGA), which officials believe is the largest application of its
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ACPA 58th Annual Meeting:November 30 – December 2, 2021Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa | 21500 Pacific Coast Highway | Huntington Beach, California ACPA Mid-Year Meeting: ISCP article titled
Meet New Board Member, Shauna Hallmark: 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
Careful planning has lead to innovative staging, as well as cost-effective and efficient concrete paving of U.S. 18/151 Verona Road Project, Stage 2 in Dane County and the Madison, Wisconsin,
Click to enlarge The 2021 P3 Airport Summit, “Using Partnerships for Airport Infrastructure”, will be held IN PERSON July 19-20, 2021 at The Manchester Grand Hyatt-San Diego in San Diego,
Click to enlarge. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Indiarecently completed its first large-scalerigid concrete pavement upgrade project! Srinagar, known as ‘Sirinagar in Kashmiri’, is the largest city and the summer
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced that President and CEO Gerald F. Voigt has decided to transition toward retirement, although remain with ACPA, prompting ACPA leadership to begin a
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!
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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