As the world tackles climate change, it faces a seemingly intractable problem. Mitigating climate-disaster will require more resilient construction—and yet the building sector already comprises nearly 40% of global emissions. The […]
Results of a Southern California freeway survey that set out to determinethe short-term & long-term performance of rapid strength concrete for the potentialrepair, restoration, & slab replacement of highway infrastructure
Click to go to “India Book of Records“ India has been building highways and expressways in record pace—faster than ever before and will be open for travelers soon! Construction Week
Pavement Condition Survey, Testing & Evaluation of DFW International Airport Cargo Ramp: Conducted by The Transtec Group A testing and evaluation plan for the Evergreen cargo ramp at the Dallas-Fort
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An innovation in concrete pavement construction was recently launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, and according to Hannes Engelbrecht, Concrete Unit Business Director-CHRYSO-Southern Africa: “Pointing the way to the future of
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An airfield pavement project at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is using approximately 90,000 cu yd of ultra-light foamed glass aggregate (UL-FGA), which officials believe is the largest application of its
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A collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (the French National Center for Scientific Research) has yielded a cement that
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Article based on a webinar originally presented during the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA) Technical Sessions, Dec. 2020. To watch the full presentation titled “Concrete Pavement Preservation – The Phoenix Diamond
Careful planning has lead to innovative staging, as well as cost-effective and efficient concrete paving of U.S. 18/151 Verona Road Project, Stage 2 in Dane County and the Madison, Wisconsin,
Oostende-Brugge (Ostend-Bruges)Airport will begin mid-April with the renovation of aircraft parking apron 2: Oostende–Brugge International Airport—commonly known as Ostend Airport or Ostend-Bruges—is an international airport located south/southwest of Oostende, West
The global building materials company CEMEX, an International Society for Concrete Pavement (ISCP) corporate member, is one of many companies committed to the future of the concrete pavement industry’s contribution
Click to enlarge. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Indiarecently completed its first large-scalerigid concrete pavement upgrade project! Srinagar, known as ‘Sirinagar in Kashmiri’, is the largest city and the summer
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Research at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) in Melbourne, Australia paves the way for used face masks in recycled concrete. Researchers say they have shown that single-use disposable
The Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research finds natural carbon uptake in concrete could offset 5% of US pavement cement production emissions. Just along
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced that President and CEO Gerald F. Voigt has decided to transition toward retirement, although remain with ACPA, prompting ACPA leadership to begin a
The first concrete pavementswere placed in 1892 & 1893 Early 1900’s: May surprise people to know that the first documented use of concrete to resurface pavements dates back to 1901!
The time is ideal for the Dominican Republic to forge alliances, advance in the co-processing of construction and demolition waste (C&DW), and strengthen the construction sector value chain, and to
Smart, efficient infrastructure … Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the
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In the 3rd week of September, 2020, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development, and Capital Projects-Dangote Industries Limited, appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to embrace concrete
At first glance, the 1,000 sq-m property situated on a bustling Jakarta, Indonesia street looks like a regular brick making factory. There are stacks of paving bricks of varying colors,
