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“ACPA VIDEO: ‘It’s What We Do’ … Response Very Strong & Positive!”

Bill Davenport, Communications Director-American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), stated, “The response to our video, ‘It’s What We Do’, has been very strong and positive!” If you’d like a COPY OF […]

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Winnipeg Canada: Concrete Best Long-Term Choice for Pavement—1st Concrete Pavements Date Back to 1903!

Winnipeg Free Press recently reported on the Canadian City of Winnipeg, Manitoba’s commitment to finding the best value for the money for taxpayers, drivers, and businesses when paving local roads. According to

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Paper by Former ISCP Director, Vorobieff: “Rigid pavement thickness design by spreadsheet”—Concrete Pavement Design Algorithms Drastically Changed

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

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Nigeria House of Reps Unanimously Passed Motion: “Adopt Construction of Concrete Pavements to Build Roads”

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

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Chrissy Mysko is ACPA’s New Marketing Communications Coordinator

Chrissie Mysko has been named as American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)’s Marketing Communications Coordinator, and will be working to increase overall marketing effectiveness. Examples of projects and programs she will

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“Early Practitioner Resources on Concrete Pavements” Web Page Crucial for Early & Experienced Concrete Practitioners, & Students

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

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Entertaining & Informative VIDEO: Precast Concrete History

NPCA “Precast Concrete History” Video & ISCP article “Rock Solid History of Concrete” ISCP Member, the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) has created an entertaining and informative video on Precast

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Kraków, Poland Introduces Raft of Initiatives to Combat Smogs—Includes Special Concrete Pavements, Smog-Cleaning Tower, Tree Planting!

… 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,

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Features & Benefits of “PavementDesigner.org” Shown in New Video

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

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MIT: CSHub’s Dr. Gregory Testimony on “Role of Concrete in Sustainable Development”; & CSHub Funding for Phase III Cemented for 5 More Years

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

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Document Explains Calorimetry—Concrete Test Method

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) offers a ONE-PAGE TECH TRANSFER DOCUMENT that provides some observations on a simple, inexpensive field testing concrete & cementitious material hydration.

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CP Tech Center Welcomes New Executive Board Member

The Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) welcomes Patrick Cleary, Senior Vice President-US Cement Sales-LafargeHolcim. Cleary serves on the CP Tech Center Executive Board of Directors as one of its at-large

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How DOES Vibration Affect Concrete Mixtures?

When thixotropic materials like fresh concrete are vibrated, they move. This property of concrete that overcomes the friction associated with viscosity not only assists in concrete levelling but also helps

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Porous Pavement—New Orleans, LA Requirement as Step to Alleviate Flooding, & Part of “Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan”

Two news sources out of New Orleans, Louisiana recently published articles on the New Orleans City Council’s new requirement of new pervious pavements throughout the city: Radio.Com article titled “Porous pavement:

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3rd-Quarter 2019 Concrete Pavement Progress Magazine Now Available!

The third-quarter 2019 issue of American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)’s CONCRETE PAVEMENT PROGRESS (CPP) Magazine is now available. The 3rd quarter issue covers projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, and

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FHWA Tech Brief Covers CRCP Design Optimization & Its Potential to Provide Long-Term “Zero-Maintenance” Service Life

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the 8-page tech brief “Optimized Design Details for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements” (FHWA-HIF-19-066), which covers the design optimization for continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP).

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John Leckie Joins Indiana Chapter-ACPA

John Leckie, P.E., joined the the Indiana Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) as Director of Pavements and Materials. His primary focus is to identify and pursue concrete pavement bid

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VIDEO: Curso de mecánica sólida: Introducción a la flexión pura: primer capítulo de este curso de mecánica sólida en español

  Bienvenidos a este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos Introducción a la Flexión Pura—Primer capítulo de este curso de Mecánica de Sólidos. (Welcome to this Solid Mechanics course: Introduction to

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GHMC, India Launched ‘Model Pilot Project’: ‘Pervious Concrete Road Pavement’ at Sports Complex

The NEW INDIAN EXPRESS Online News and The Hans India Online News reported on a Pervious Concrete Road Pavement (PCRP) project at the Katedan Sports Complex in Hyderbad, Telegana, India. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

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Register by Oct 11 for ASCP’s Last BRISBANE FORUM to be Held Oct 16, Speaker to be Presented with Inaugural Award!

The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) will hold its last 2019 BRISBANE FORUM: WEDNESDAY   |   October 16, 2019 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AECOM Offices   |  

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