Following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) friction guidance, airport operations must monitor the friction levels on runways, and when the friction level drops below FAA minimum levels, the rubber buildup must be […]
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recently had the opportunity to contribute a guest editorial on long-life pavements; a state-of-the industry article for Contractors Hotline Magazine; and contributed commentary for the BETTER ROADS
The use of air-purifying concrete in both concrete pavements and surrounding concrete structures can play a major role in the reduction of atmospheric pollution in urban areas, says Bryan Perrie,
According to Tim Tometich, Project Manager-Manatts–Brooklyn, Iowa, 42% of their projects involved concrete overlays in 2018. In 2016, workers with the diversified heavy highway construction firm placed a 6-inch unbonded
Rise of the Concrete Overlay Gives Road Builders New Options & Opportunities Read More »
Lab testing has demonstrated that structural synthetic fibers in thin concrete overlays keep cracks tight and help transfer loads across pavement slabs. A recently released research study, co-funded by the
ENGLISH-TRANSLATED ARTICLE BELOW, with link to Google Translate Web: “The Spanish Government Approves 1st Highway to be Built with CRC” • Construir con este material era una reivindicación de la industria
By Matt Zeller, Executive Director-Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) I have been around MnROAD since 1992 when I was a graduate engineer in MnDOT’s Concrete Office while it was being constructed.
M. Zeller Explores MnROAD’s Concrete Opening Strength Implementation; 3 Videos Read More »
Globe Newswire/West article out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Engineering reported that Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)—also known as ductile or bendable concrete—was developed in the early 1990s by
Nigeria News reported that Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze(mnse), the Honorable Ebonyi Commissioner for Works and Transport in Ebonyi, Nigeria, Africa, recommended concrete base and rigid concrete pavement as best solution for road construction,
KTBS Television Station in Shreveport, Louisiana (LA), USA recently reported on precast reinforced concrete on the on-ramp to Interstate 20 heading eastbound—next to where U.S. Highway 79, U.S. Highway 80,
Precast Concrete Panels Could Mean Better Local Roads in the Future—ARTICLE & VIDEO Read More »
The fiber-reinforced pavement research being done by the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) is not limited to test cells at MnROAD. Summer 2018, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) installed
Project Profile: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Roundabout Read More »
The Second Avenue reconstruction project in Burbank, Walla Walla County, California, USA is the first compacted concrete pavement (CCP) prototype arterial construction in the United States. While roller-compacted concrete has been utilized
Reconstruction Project is 1st CCP Prototype Arterial Construction in the United States Read More »
There is evidence that smoother pavements lead to improved structural performance and remain smoother longer. In performance terms, smoother pavements last longer and stay smoother longer. One tool that can be
Contractor Surveys Lead to Better Smoothness Read More »
Laying concrete for 3.2 miles of the Southern Beltway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pa.) is a much more precise, scientific procedure than just building a wooden frame, mixing 3 shovels of
“Concrete Science” Perfects Laying of Pennsylvania Beltway’s On-Site Long-Life Concrete Read More »
Smart phones, smart fridges, smart cities—everything is increasingly connected to everything else. The internet-of-things revolution has brought new, albeit sometimes frivolous, features to the most mundane of everyday objects. But,
How Intelligent COULD “Smart Roads” Become? Read More »
The current reconstruction of two dilapidated highways with concrete technology, instead of conventional asphalt/bitumen, is generating interests among Nigerians—Dayo Ayeyemi, Reporter-New Telegraph Online News. Nigeria has about 195,000 kilometers-(km) of
If you walk through the produce section of your local grocery store and think, “I bet that would make a great concrete additive”, you may have been right, depending on
Concrete is the most abundant man-made material on earth. But concrete’s essential ingredient, cement, has a large carbon footprint. Cement is what makes concrete strong, but the process of making cement
This Concrete Traps CO2 Emissions Forever—Video Included Read More »
FOX40 News (California, USA) reported in Roseville-Northwest of San Francisco, it is very apparent why Washington Boulevard is in need of repairs—there are large cracks everywhere and the pavement is
Bryan Perrie, Managing Director-The Concrete Institute in South Africa and former ISCP Vice-President and Board Director explains that concrete roads suffer from an image problem because many very old concrete
