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CP Tech Center Talking Concrete Pavements from Coast to Coast & Beyond …

JUNE was another busy travel month for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)—the national hub for concrete pavement research and technology transfer founded in 2000, and has […]

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EUPAVE’s “4th Workshop on Best Practices”: Impressive Testimonials on RCC in Turkey, USA, Belgium, Spain, U.K., Europe

The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) held its 4th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving on June 18, 2019 at the Thon Hotel EU in Brussels, Belgium. The theme for

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Team Effort Leads to Set Standards in Airport Pavement Specifications—Benefitting Airports, Owners’ Reps, & Taxpaying Public!

A joint effort led to the inclusion of full-depth reclamation (FDR)* in the Federal Aviation Association (FAA)’s FAA Advisory Circular 150/5370-10H (previously: Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports). “The net result of

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Hyderabad, India: MoS Addressed Engineers—’Concrete Pavements Best Suited for India’ During “National Conference on Concrete Pavements & Bridges”

As the Guest of Honor, Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, addressed the National Conference on “Technological Advances in Concrete Pavements & Bridges” that

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“Maturity Method” for In-Place Concrete Strength: What Is It, How Is It Measured, & Why Validate It?

The Maturity Method: What is the maturity method? How is maturity measured? Why you should validate your Maturity Curve . . . Maturity has been used for over 50 years.

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SESPA “2019 Southeast States Pavement Conference” to be Held Oct. 9-11 in Louisville, Ky.

The Southeastern States Pavement Association (SESPA) 2019 Southeast States Pavement Conference will be held October 9-11 at the The Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA, with registration opening October 8

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“Ten-Minute Pulse” Offers a 10-Year Outlook to ‘VISION2040’

Reflecting on “VISION2040“ initiative, David Howard, Strategic Advisory Committee Chairman and 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board-ACPA, led a discussion in June to draw on the experience and expertise of the committee

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MIRA Ultrasonic Tomography: A Versatile Tool for Concrete Investigation

There has been a lot of discussion about non-destructive tools for examining asphalt pavement—the Dielectric Profiling System being one of them—but what do we have for concrete? The Ultrasonic Shear-wave

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Invitation to EUPAVE/FEBELCEM Joint Workshop: Two-layer Concrete Pavements During “MATEXPO2019” on Sept 12!

              The Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry (FEBELCEM), and the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) extend an invitation to their joint Workshop on Two-layer Concrete

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Australia Stages World’s First-Ever ‘Green Concrete Road’ Trial Through Industrial Waste—Step Change in Industry

Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, is conducting the world’s first-ever ‘green’ concrete trial to construct roads using reprocessed industrial waste from coal-fired power stations and steel manufacturing—an initiative that can

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18th Annual Lecture: “Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement— Design & Construction of the SR 99 Tunnel” to be Held Sep 23, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (View VIDEO)

SAVE THE DATE! 18th Annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture: “Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement— Design & Construction of the SR 99 Tunnel” Monday   |   September 23, 2019   |

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VIDEO: Testing Joint Seals at MnROAD

For the ISCP June 2019 article titled “Joint Activation Case Study: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete & Joint Sealant Testing”, please go to: https://www.concretepavements.org/2019/06/28/joint-activation-case-study-fiber-reinforced-concrete-joint-sealant-testing/ (or click on the adjacent article on the ISCP home

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Joint Activation Case Study: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete & Joint Sealant Testing

As the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) continues to pursue building thinner concrete pavements, the design and performance of the pavement can change: One such feature is sawing the concrete

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Ontario Ministry of Transportation—Concrete Slabs Get the Nod for Ease & Speed of Highway Repairs

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has experienced success in its trials where precast concrete slabs were used to repair road pavements. “Concrete slabs for highway repairs get an A

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Published Thesis: “Structural Design Guidelines for Pervious Concrete Pavements”

Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors designation with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering by April Smith, University of Arkansas—Civil Engineering Undergraduate Honors   |

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92-Year-Old Concrete Pavement Receives Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award in Boulder, Colorado, USA

In the heart of the vibrant city of Boulder, Colorado, USA is a six-block concrete pavement along Mapleton Avenue, which continues its service to the city after more than nine

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Submit Your Projects for Consideration for the ACPA “Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards” by July 12th, 2019

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is now accepting submittals for projects for the 30th Annual a“Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards” Program for projects completed in the calendar year 2018. Submittals must

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Paving Sustainably—Many Factors Influence a Pavement’s Environmental Footprint

In a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production titled “Role of the use phase and pavement-vehicle interaction in comparative pavement life cycle assessment as a function of context”

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CHILE, South America: “Case Studies of Different Types of FRC Pavement Projects”—Correlates with Next ISCP/ACPA Webinar!

“Case Studies of Different Types of FRC Pavement Projects” by Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Director-TCPavements and Director-ISCP Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) has been used in pavements with optimized geometry, rendering excellent results

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Michigan Experiments With Paving Longevity … 20, 30, 50 Years …

  The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)  began work this spring on the 4th in a series of experimental pavement projects designed to determine if thicker pavement equals a longer

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