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CCP Road Construction Option?

Compacted Concrete Paving (CCP) as a viable solution? Click individually to enlarge: 1) High-density asphalt paver used to compact the dry concrete mix while paving2) Roller used to provide final […]

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CPP Helped Concrete Pavements Achieve Max. Longevity & Saved City $10M

Concrete roads are durable and long-lasting, requiring only targeted rehabilitation and diamond grinding every 25 years or so. With repairs on concrete roads being performed infrequently, however, cities may face

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CPP on Ok. Turnpikes: Smooth, Safe, Sustainable & Affordable Reconstruction

The interstate construction history of the American state of Oklahoma provides an inherent experiment allowing the comparison of asphalt versus concrete highway surface performance; and the comparison between complete reconstruction

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Top 10 Concrete Stories of 2021 by “Stay Connected” Canadian Concrete/CCE Magazine

Stay Connected Magazine—The Canadian Concrete/Canadian Concrete Expo Magazine—created a list titled “Top 10 Concrete Stories of 2021”. Concrete and cement contributions make significant headlines! The list is comprised of concrete

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Cementing a Sustainable Future w/Greener Concrete, Reducing Greenhouse Gas

Click to enlarge either map: Detailed Singapore | Singapore/Asia OVER in the far west of Singapore, a revolutionary development crucial to the country’s economy is taking shape. As the most

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First Superhighway in US: Pennsylvania Turnpike—160 miles of 4-lane, All-Concrete Highway

“An unbroken ribbon of concrete cutting through mountains and across valleys, bypassing towns. No stop signs, no intersections, no speed limits … The Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first of its

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Bryan Perrie, CEO & Former ISCP VP & Dir., Taking Lead on Cement & Concrete in South Africa

Officially launched in March of 2021 the formation of Cement & Concrete South Africa (CCSA) became the consolidated industry body of 3 different organizations that is set to take the

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$1 Million Funding Boost for University Research Groups’ Groundbreaking Work on Improving Infrastructure—Transforms Cement & Concrete Sector

In mid-November Macquarie University research groups have been awarded $1,044,000 under a government and industry–supported program designed to transform the cement and concrete sector. The funding will support 3 near-market

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Road Cracks: Kashmir’s Engineering Students Develop Sustainable Solution for Cracked Pavements

Greater Kashmir News reported that Kashmir engineering students have come up with a solution for road cracks. A survey titled ‘Use of discrete fibers in concrete road pavements’ carried by

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Using Roller-Compacted Concrete to do the “Impossible” in Mountainous Chattanooga, TN + VIDEO

Click for LinkedIn Profile Jesse Anna Boone, Senior National Specifications Manager-Carbon-Cure Technologies and Former Pavement Applications Director-SCPA, produced an article (and VIDEO) that were the feature in the Southeast Cement

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Mumbai, India: 31,398 Asphalt Potholes Filled; Remedy: BMC “find-&-fix-it” app + Concrete Pave 5000 Roads; VIDEO

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) filled 31,398 potholes in the city of Mumbai, measuring 1,56,910 square miles, with 2,696 metric tons of bitumen cold mix, in a period of 5

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Built in 1942—79-Year-Old Air Force Base Taxiway-to-Road—Improved w/RCC … Costs Cut in Half!

When an 8-INCH concrete taxiway was FIRST BUILT at DONALDSON FIELD,it is likely that NO ONE EXPECTED the pavement to still BE IN SERVICE 60 to 80 YEARS LATER! 1942

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Utilize Mining Waste for Concrete Production; Tackle CO2 Emissions & Waste Disposal

Concrete production involves the use of small aggregates that must be ground via an energy-intensive process. By creating concrete from mining waste, industries can tackle both CO2 emissions and waste

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Despite Growing Demand, Reducing Concrete’s Carbon Footprint is Viable—Cool Green Ideas

A new paper from researchers at MIT is discussed in Mashable India September 2021 issue, has suggested various strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions concrete usage. Concrete is the second most

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MIT CSHub: Research Brief; & How to Make Roadway Spending More Sustainable

RESEARCH BRIEF: “Carbin: Crowdsourcing Road Conditions at Scale” Click to download 3-page BRIEF Carbin is a navigation app that allows users to anonymously crowdsource road quality data and vehicle information.

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7 Key Benefits of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, construction materials—such as steel … a necessary material for use in traditional concrete applications—have been significantly impacted by price increases and material

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President-Concrete Ontario Composition: Amazing Concrete Attributes, w/Multiple Ideas to Reduce Carbon Footprint

KANTERSBart Kanters, President-Concrete Ontario, wrote a composition titled “Moving to a Low-Carbon Concrete Footprint” continues with “Concrete for Every Application” for Issue 6 / September 2021 Concrete Ontario “Stay Connected”

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Mixture Proportioning with Less Cement for Improved Performance + Reduced CO₂ Impact

An integral part of the Performance-Engineered Mixtures (PEM) Program has been providing tools to contractors for proportioning mixtures with a high probability of meeting specified performance measures while reducing environmental

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Permeable Pavement with Sub-Micron Porosity Could Significantly Reduce City Flooding & Costs, While Saving Water

September is “National Preparedness Month”!Each year, the EPA encourages and reminds us to be prepared for disasters or emergencies in our homes, businesses, and communities. According to a National Academy of Sciences

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NOW On-Demand Webinar: Ways to Boost Pavement Resilience

Greg Dean Mid-August 2021, the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) and the Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) hosted a webinar on pavement resilience titled “Proper Planning Prevents Disaster

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