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Evaluation of the Benefits of Diamond Grinding of CRCP

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report, titled “Evaluation of the Benefits of Diamond Grinding of CRCP: Final Report”, that outlines […]

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Evaluation of the Fresh and Hardened Properties of Concrete Mixtures Containing Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Types of Permeability-Reducing Admixtures to Develop a Standard Testing Protocol

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Concrete durability may be considered as the ability to maintain serviceability over the design life without significant deterioration, and is generally a direct function of the mixture permeability. Therefore,

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CPR: Built to Last

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In 2009, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) began concrete rehabilitation on the original 65-mile stretch of Interstate 94 between Minneapolis and St. Cloud. The existing pavement had seen

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Structural Performance of Ultra-Thin Whitetopping on Illinois Roadways and Parking Lots

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A performance evaluation of ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) pavements in Illinois was undertaken in 2012–2014 to evaluate current design procedures and to determine design life criteria for future projects. The two

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Optimizing Pavement Base, Subbase, and Subgrade Layers for Cost and Performance on Local Roads

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This report is one of two products for this project with the other being a design guide. This report describes test results and comparative analysis from 16 different portland

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Performance-Based Mechanistic-Empirical Approach to Assess Joint Sealant Effectiveness on Sustainability of Concrete Pavement Infrastructure

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A Dissertation by: KEIVAN NESHVADIAN BAKHSH, PH.D., Texas A&M University School of Civil Engineering Chair of Committee: Dan Zollinger, Ph.D., PE “The most valuable outcome of this study… demonstration,

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MDE (Medellín, Colombia)

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Use of Concrete Pavement Overlays on U.S. 58 in Virginia

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Asphalt overlays are typically used to extend the life of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) because they can be placed in one or more layers while traffic uses the

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Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee, USA

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Rigid Pavement Design: Past, Present, and Future

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Presented by Lev Khazanovich, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN by the American Concrete Institute. This session provides insight into current research regarding concrete paving. The intended audience

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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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