Early February 2020, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the launch of “Shaped by Concrete“— a new educational campaign to increase awareness of the sustainability, resiliency and durability of concrete […]
What is slurry? The dictionary defines slurry as “a watery mixture of insoluble matter.” Roads & Bridges online magazine published an article by Kristen Dispense, International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA),
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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
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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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
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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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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
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
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 American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) joint paving committee has assembled a Paving Tool Kit—a library of resources for concrete paving contractors
Pavements constitute a large part of transportation infrastructure and transportation agencies are continually being asked to do more with less when maintaining their assets. Application of pavement preservation treatments can
FHWA & CP Tech Updated & Published New Concrete Pavement Preservation Checklists Read More »
A 64-acre parking lot at Denver International Airport Will Soon Have Largest Concrete Overlay (over asphalt) In mid-July 2019, concrete paving work began on the Pikes Peak Pay Parking Lot, owned
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The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) held its 4th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving on June 18, 2019 at the Thon Hotel EU in Brussels, Belgium. The theme for
Reflecting on “VISION2040“ initiative, David Howard, Strategic Advisory Committee Chairman and 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board-ACPA, led a discussion in June to draw on the experience and expertise of the committee
“Ten-Minute Pulse” Offers a 10-Year Outlook to ‘VISION2040’ Read More »
There has been a lot of discussion about non-destructive tools for examining asphalt pavement—the Dielectric Profiling System being one of them—but what do we have for concrete? The Ultrasonic Shear-wave
MIRA Ultrasonic Tomography: A Versatile Tool for Concrete Investigation Read More »
New research project report: “Extended Life Concrete Bridge Decks Utilizing Internal Curing to Reduce Cracking”: The report was prepared by National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) and InTrans researchers Xuhao
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The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA)‘s 3rd Edition of the Manual for Jointed Precast Concrete Pavement is now available. Published by NPCA—an ISCP Organizational Member—, in conjunction with the Precast Concrete Paving Slabs Product
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In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium E-News (NCC E-News) is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road
NCC E-News & CP Road Map Brief December 2018 Read More »
With the increasing use of geotextiles as cost-effective replacements for other interlayer materials (such as thin asphalt layers), the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has released a new guideline specification for use
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