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FAA & TriServices Positive Discussions—Collaborative Goal: Increase Quality of Airfield Concrete Pavements

The working relationship is very important and underscores the important point that our goals are the same: To increase the quality of airfield concrete pavements. —Gary Mitchell, Vice President of […]

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FAQs About Soil-Cement on PCA Website—Repository of Answers for Concrete Paving Projects

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has a “Soil-Cement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” repository website. Each link has a variety of information as well as additional links, papers, publications, photos graphs, equipment

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Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association/Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) Attains Significant Consultancy Position with New Concrete Center

The Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association / Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) attains a significant position in Europe on Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy with the “THBB Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy

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ISCP Has a NEW LinkedIn Company Page!

The year 2019 brought many events for the International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP), including the celebration of ISCP‘s 20th ANNIVERSARY! The year 2020 will have many new and exciting events

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TURKEY: Permeable Concrete Solution for Flooded Roads

Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association (TRMCA) in urban areas with increased rainfall, drew attention to the importance of the use of permeable concrete. Emphasizing that floods have been experienced as

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Now Available! “Best Practice Guidelines for Real-Time Smoothness (RTS) Technology”—Guide, Pocket Ref., & Index

The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) published the new guide, “Best Practice Guidelines for Real-Time Smoothness Technology”. Increasing attention is being paid to pavement smoothness by pavement owner agencies.

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Pavement Noise & Texture Evaluation—OBSI Test Methods, 3D Images, Workshops

The Transtec Group (pavement engineering firm specializing in pavements, optimize pavement engineering to reduce costs, accelerate schedules, and protect risk) evaluated six sites for tire-pavement noise and pavement texture as part

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Turkey: Konyalılar First Time Concrete Road Application—30% More Economical, Long-Lasting

RaillyNews, Turkey published a December 2019 article about the Konya Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey. Aslım Street has been prepared using a mixture of domestic materials completely concrete road works. The

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Concrete Modernized: Electrochemical Process Eliminates Carbon; Faster Batch Plants; Lower-Emission Equipment; Saves Time, Materials, Costs …

Concrete is an invention that changed construction methods for thousands of years after its discovery, but how has the use of concrete changed today? Deep set into the industry, you’d

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Former ISCP Director Vorobieff Addresses Young Engineers: “Road Recycling; Homogeneity of a Pavement Material; & Decades-Old Concrete Overlays”

Road Recycling Gains Attention Again The rush of engineers using crushed glass and old rubber types in pavement materials is to be congratulated. Although it appears new to the media,

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Australia: 25 Pavement Recycling & Stabilization Audio Sound Files/Bytes (3+ min. ea.)

Australia’s Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) gathered 25 sound files/bytes as an oral history project. The files are available to download as individual MP3s or as a whole CD. Each sound file is

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Update on Performance Engineered Mixtures (PEMs) & the 5-Year Plan

An overview on performance engineered mixtures (PEMs), and where things stand on a 5-year plan to advance this important quality initiative: Based on a meeting the week of November 20,

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Concrete Infrastructure Research Database Here to Help Solve Problems & Promote Collaboration

The Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) maintains a database of recently completed and in-progress research related to concrete pavements and bridge decks. This  database is gathered through obtaining information from

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First Concrete Roads Congress & Exhibition Held in Ankara, Turkey

The first ‘Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition’ hosted more than 1,000 people and was held at the Ankara KGM Halil Rifat Paşa Conference Hall in Ankara, Turkey, under the auspices of the Ministry of

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CP Tech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the Country in October!

October 1st-2nd The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) had a very busy October 2019! CP Tech Center staff members Gordon Smith and Jerod Gross taught a one-day

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4th AASHTO Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting Held in New Orleans—Advancing ME Design Implementation

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the fourth American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting was held the first week of November at

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Decade-Long “Concrete Overlay Summit” Improves Concrete Overlay Market

For most of the past 10 years, the staff of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), along with local promotion groups, staff, and consultants representing the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center

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FHWA Highway Construction Workforce Partnership (HCWP) Partners’ Meeting Insights

A Highway Construction Workforce Partnership (HCWP) partners’ meeting held November 4th provided insights into the solutions to federal programs aimed at addressing workforce issues, including shortages and developmental programs. The meeting

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Concrete Reinforced with Life-Extending Basalt Fibers—Meshes, Geogrid Meshes, Scrims, Rebar, Chopped

“Basalt fiber is 100% natural lava rock & significantly reduces the carbon footprint —because during the formation of the lava, all the harmful emissions have already been released” —Gordon Forrester, PMSA-South Africa, Johannesburg Area

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“Early Practitioner Resources on Concrete Pavements” Web Page Crucial for Early & Experienced Concrete Practitioners, & Students

The National Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) composed a curated list of publications from its EXTENSIVE LIBRARY, along with links to other concrete organizations’ online educational repositories, so all concrete

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