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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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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

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Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA

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Utah DOT Standard Design is now 5 Dowel Bars per Wheelpath

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has changed their standard design detail for dowel bars to now include only 5 dowels per wheelpath.  

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Overlaying a Portion of Highway 20 with Concrete, Québec, Canada

Excerpt of YouTube description via Google Translate: At the 13th Symposium of the DLC in February, it was reported that during the eventual reconstruction of Highway 20 between Montreal and

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Wirtgen Introduces SP 15 Slipform Paver in North America

The SP 15 has a maximum paving width of 6 ft., maximum barrier/parapet placement height of 4 ft., 3 in., and weighs 27,500 lb. It has best-in-class trimming capacity, quick

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Ultra-Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement (UTRCP) in South Africa

The Gauteng Department of Public Transport, Roads and Works (GDPTRW), in partnership with the City of Tshwane, and Council for Science and Industrial Research, initiated the Ultra-thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement

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