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CEMEX’s RCC in Philippines: Sustaining Growth & Paving Way for “A Golden Age of Infrastructure”

Inquirer.net recently reported on concrete paving in the Philippines. The Philippines has been on a path of fortunate economic growth. Strong economic indicators, backed by a consistently good GDP performance, […]

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Scientists Research as to Why Roman Concrete Lasts Millennia, While Modern-Day Concrete Lasts a Half Century

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s “Science Online Magazine” recently reported on modern-day scientists working on recreating a modern version of Roman cement that lasted over 1000

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TCP Fiber-Reinforced Heavy-Truck Traffic Project is First OptiPave Project in the U.S.

A heavy-truck traffic pavement project at a pallet company in Ft. Worth, Texas, USA, successfully utilized the Thin Concrete Pavement (TCP) system combined with the OptiPave Software Design. OptiPave was a

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FHWA RESOURCES & PROGRAM: Concrete Technology Team & Final Development

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) concrete technology team works on final development and deployment of new equipment, materials, tools, and techniques with the promotion of Advanced Structural Design and

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Some Old Concrete Pavement Technologies—Overlays & FDR—Making a Comeback & Giving Asphalt a Run for its Money

Technologies behind the concrete pavements used on the U.S. nation’s roads and highways have been around for a while, but new developments in equipment and admixtures have opened up the market for

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Top 16 Mistakes Made When Installing Concrete

TexCon Ready Mix recently reported on “Top 16 Mistakes People Make When Installing Concrete”. Concrete installation is not nearly as straightforward as it seems. There is a wealth of preparation

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MnROAD Breaks New Ground Along Test Tracks

A Minnesota, USA transportation research blog titled “CROSSROADS” reported that in June, MnROAD—the only cold-weather accelerated pavement testing facility of its kind in North America—will begin construction on its third

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Innovative Pavement Engineering & Life-Cycle Advisory for High-Priority Winnipeg, Canada Transitway

The Transtec Group, Austin-based pavement engineering firm, Texas, USA, provided pavement design and life- cycle advisement to Plenary Roads-Winnipeg—the concessionaire for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg,

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1st Full-Scale Heated Pavement Slabs Installed at American International Airport

Halil Ceylan, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Professor–Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research in Ames, Iowa, USA, held his smartphone, opened an app, and called up the remote controls for the

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Barbados Cement Company Vies to Build Concrete Roads & Strengthen Barbados’ Infrastructure

Arawak Cement Company is to begin work on a concrete road in April 2017 in a bid to convince Government to move away from asphalt to concrete surfaces. Manuel Toro, General Manager, said

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Performance Underpins AASHTO Provisional Standard for PEM

An Innovative Program for Pavement Reliability  Iowa State University-hosted National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) and research partners have secured the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

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RCC Placed on Cement-Stabilized FDR on High-Speed Texas Federal Highway, USA

A Texas First: TxDOT’s Roller Compacted Concrete Highway in Leakey, Texas, USA Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement generally has been only for lower-speed roads or industrial applications. But, in November, 2016 the Texas

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Stringless Paving Eases Work Site Challenges & VIDEO: “3D Concrete Paving”

CONEXPO-CON/AGG recently reported that concrete paving opportunities are paying off in more ways than one for customers and dealers alike who embrace forward-thinking ways to help customers. Eddie Brown, Machine-Control Specialist-Ozark Laser

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Más de 40 Años de una Autopista Española con Hormigon Armado: La ‘Y de Asturias’

Más de 40 Años de una Autopista Española con Hormigon Armado: La ‘Y de Asturias’ (More than 40 years of a Spanish Highway with CRCP: The ‘Y de Asturias’) Con

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VIDEO: TCP Ruta 5 Quejón—Colonia Yungay, Chile, Norte-Sur (North-South)

Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Year of Construction: 2014 7.6-point Earthquake: December 2015 “TCP Ruta 5 Quellón – Colonia Yungay (Norte-Sur) (video largo)” Video competo

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Zimbabwe, Africa—Urgent Need for Concrete Paving for its Crumbling Road Infrastructure

Recently, The Herald Online-Zimbabwe, Africa, reported on the road conditions in the area and the urgent need for concrete paving. Zimbabwe’s urban road network is in a deplorable state. In the

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Cement Soaks up Greenhouse Gases

According to a new study, cement is thought to produce 5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and factories. But this building block of modern civilization may eventually

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ACPA Offers Positive Outlook for Highway Concrete Pavement Market

At the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) January Press Briefing at World Of Concrete 2017 (WOC 2017) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ACPA offered a current view of the highway pavement

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Panama Highway Rebuilt with Concrete

A highway link to the north of Panama’s capital city that connects with a national park popular with tourists, has now been rebuilt. According CEMEX, cement producer, concrete specialist, and ISCP Member,

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New Zealand: VIDEO: World’s Steepest Street Paved in Concrete

Video: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38461418. Baldwin Street, in the city of Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island, is officially the world’s steepest residential road. At its steepest, the slope has a gradient of

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