Preservation

Influential 1920s Road Test Conducted in Illinois

Photo 1920: One of the 63 sections of the Bates Experimental Road “The Transportation History Blog” by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently wrote an […]

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Airport Upgrades w/FDR: Competitive, Increased Capacity, Optimum Efficiency, & 20+ Years Lifespan

Taxiway Upgrades at George Bush Intercontinental Airport: Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)—Pavement Competitive, Increased Capacity, Optimum Efficiency, & 20+ Years Lifespan Flatiron Construction crews are making steady progress on the Houston

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Introducing … Rigid Concrete Pavements for Upgrade on Vital Srinagar Roads, Jammu-Kashmir, India

‘Newly built roads will have protection for 20 years’ In the city of Srinagar, India—the largest city and the summer capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir—Jammu and Kashmir administration

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Upgrades to “PavementDesigner.org” — Design Platform Now Better Than Ever!

With some significant changes to PavementDesigner.org, the cement and concrete pavement industries’web-based concrete-pavement-thickness design platformis now better than ever! Eric Ferrebee, Technical Services-ACPA and Andy Gieraltowski, Operations and IT-ACPA, implemented

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FREE ONLINE ASCP Concrete Pavements FORUM: Mon., Oct. 19 (Los Angeles, Ca.,USA; N.Y., USA; & Paris, France) Simultaneously with Tue., Oct. 20 (Sydney, Australia)

The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) will hold a FREE ONLINE 3-Topic Concrete Pavements FORUM October 19 and 20, 2020, in 4 international time zones, titled “CONCRETE PAVEMENT—INNOVATIVE SLIPFORM PAVING, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, NET-ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS”: INTERNATIONAL

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FHWA TFG Discusses New Concrete Pavement Technologies, Pooled Fund Update, PEMs, Fly Ash, & Concrete Overlays

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s “Concrete Pavement and Materials Technical Feedback Group (TFG)” met in September, 2020 to discuss several focal areas that were identified six months earlier, in March,

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1st Fl. “PaveWise 2020 E-Conference”: Kicky Video, 5 “Hot Button” Concrete Pavement Sessions, Optimistic Future!

Click to enlarge and view presenters The Florida Department of Transportation (FLDOT) and Florida Concrete and Products Association (ACPA-Florida Chapter) hosted its inaugural two-day virtual conference “PaveWise 2020 Concrete Conference”

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NOW AVAILABLE to STREAM! The 1 Presentation Missing During ASCP’s Sep. Concrete Pavement FORUM: “Jointing & Detailing for Concrete Roads”

Geoff Ayton, Bayside Consulting and Consultant for ISCP and ASCP, was prepared to give his presentation during the Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) SEPTEMBER ONLINE CONCRETE PAVEMENT FORUM held Monday,

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2 CPTech Resources: “Guide to Concrete Trails” & “PEM Update”

“Guide to Concrete Trails” Serves Public Health Click to download Guide PDF COVID-19 has increased Americans’ health consciousness in terms of both physical health and mental health. A recent World of

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REDAC Virtual Meeting Provided Forum for Key Concrete Pavement Topics & Updates to Software

A meeting of the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) Subcommittee on Airports presented an opportunity for the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) to discuss

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2 FHWA Notices! MCTC FREE VIRTUAL Technician Training & EDC Program Spotlights Concrete Overlays

Click to enlarge The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) announces FREE VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING and formally announced that pavement overlays have been selected by the agency’s

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36-Year Established County of River Cess, Liberia: First-Ever Pavement will be Concrete & Named After Honored Slain President

Click to enlarge Cestos (River Cess County, Liberia), popularly known as “the city of natural beauty”, was a scene of huge jubilation when a groundbreaking ceremony was held setting the

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20 Ways Concrete is Sustainable + VIDEO

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) shows “20 Ways Concrete Is Sustainable”: Concrete is the most used man-made material on earth. It forms the foundations of cities and connects

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VIDEO: 2,000+ Years Ago, Romans Created Cementitious Mortar w/First SCMs: Volcanic Material, Lime & Sand—Pantheon Temple & Roman Colosseum Still Stand …

CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO This Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure developed a series of informational “Concrete Clips” videos, starting in 2017. This “Concrete Clips”, “Supplementary Cementitious Materials“, begins

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C. Zollinger, VP-ISCP, Presenter in ASCP FREE ONLINE Concrete Pavements FORUM: Mon, Sep 14 (LA & NY-USA) Simultaneously with Tue, Sep 15 (Sydney, AU & Paris, FR)

The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) will hold a FREE ONLINE 4-Topic Concrete Pavements FORUM September 14 and 15, 2020, in 4 international time zones, titled “CONCRETE PAVEMENT—LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROADS,

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Major Progress in Airport Pavement Research & Technology Plan (APTP)+ VIDEO

Ongoing efforts on the on the Airport Pavement Technology Program (APTP) between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)—a cooperative research and technology program, are

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New to View! Concrete Pavement Preservation Webinar Presentations

Transportation Research Board (TRB) conducted a 90-minute webinar on August 19, 2020 that was on preserving concrete pavements. Larry Scofield, Director of Engineering & Research–IGGA and Pavement Innovation-ACPA was 1 of

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INDIA: J&K ERA: “Rigid Concrete Pavement” used for FIRST TIME EVER in Jammu & Kashmir!

“Rigid Concrete Pavement Technology” being used in Valley for the FIRST TIME EVER! SRINAGAR, India: Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K ERA) began work on Rs 9.16 crore using

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BRITPAVE & Several U.S. States Tout “Smog-Eating” Additives for Concrete Pavement—Roads & Airports

According to concrete paving industry group Britpave, additives in concrete pavement could enable it to reduce elevated levels of traffic exhaust emissions. The addition of titanium oxide (TiO2) in concrete

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NIGERIA: Concrete Roads Durable: for Heavy Traffic; in Heavy Rain & Marshy Terrain; Last 25-30 Years; & Cement Locally Produced & Distributed…

A new report by the Proshare Nigeria Limited titled, “Roads- Concrete Vision, Asphalt Competition, Looking Ahead“, has urged the federal and sub-national governments in Nigeria to utilize materials that are

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