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. […]
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
Pavement Noise & Texture Evaluation—OBSI Test Methods, 3D Images, Workshops Read More »
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
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
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,
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
Australia: 25 Pavement Recycling & Stabilization Audio Sound Files/Bytes (3+ min. ea.) Read More »
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,
Update on Performance Engineered Mixtures (PEMs) & the 5-Year Plan Read More »
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
George Vorobieff, former ISCP Director and General Manager- Head to Head International Paper: “Rigid pavement thickness design by spreadsheet” —Beginning of Concrete Pavement Design Algorithms from Nomographs to Computerization 1996 In 1996 at the
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
CP Tech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the Country in October! Read More »
The Nigeria, West Africa House of Representatives unanimously passed a motion moved at a plenary on Tuesday, November 12th, 2019. The motion was on the benefits and urging of stakeholders of the
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
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
Decade-Long “Concrete Overlay Summit” Improves Concrete Overlay Market Read More »
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
FHWA Highway Construction Workforce Partnership (HCWP) Partners’ Meeting Insights Read More »
“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
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
… and it’s working: Special Concrete Pavement, Wood & Coal Furnaces Banned, Smog-Cleaning Tower, & Planting of 25,000 Trees … Kraków used to be the most polluted city in Poland,
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) debuted a NEW VIDEO titled “See how PavementDesigner.org can help you” that shows the features and benefits of “PavementDesigner.org”—the cement and concrete industry’s concrete-pavement-thickness design
Features & Benefits of “PavementDesigner.org” Shown in New Video Read More »
The September 28th Newsletter of MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) features news about the testimony of Dr. Jeremy Gregory, Executive Director-CS Hub, before the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment and Climate Change
The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) has chosen 5 projects for funding through our “Call for Innovation”. The 5 projects were chosen from 23 projects that were submitted for funding
“Call for Innovation” Projects Selected by NRRA—3 of 5 Concrete Pavement Read More »
