In environments characterized by repetitive freeze/thaw cycles, coarse aggregate containing pores with throat diameters between 50 nm and 10 µm can cause premature pavement deterioration. As a result, the Iowa […]
New Publication: 3rd-Generation Iowa Pore Index (IPI) Test Device & Procedures Read More »
The NCC E-News is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map)—a national research plan developed and jointly implemented by the concrete pavement
NCC E-News/CP Road Map September 2019 + 7-page MAP Brief Read More »
Click to go to CSHub MIT VIDEO “What is Pavement Vehicle Interaction?” … Dr. Mehdi Akbarian, Postdoctoral Researcher-MIT CSHub explains PVI and some of CSHub‘s recent case studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z9ldFv5hUw A
Dr. Jeremy Gregory, Executive Director-Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT) Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub), presented information on “Concrete as a Sustainability Solution” to the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in early August in
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
A “performance engineered mixtures (PEM) and PEM testing methods” OPEN HOUSE EVENT was held August 7, 2019. Cosponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Illinois DOT (IDOT), and Illinois Chapter-ACPA,
Open House Spotlighted PEM & Test Demonstrations Read More »
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 »
JULY, 2019 was another busy travel month for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)—the national hub for concrete pavement research and technology transfer founded in 2000, and
The Transtec Group—Austin, Texas-based Pavement Engineering Firm—is developing the pavement design for segment H of SH 99 Grand Parkway of Greater Houston Area, Texas, USA. Primarily using concrete, the complete highway loop
In July 2019, National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) had a link to a special provision for the Automated Machine Guidance (AMG)—Milling Method written by Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials Technology Engineer-Minnesota DOT
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The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) will hold its Fall 2019 National Concrete Consortium (Fall 2019 NCC) at The Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell, Montana September 10-12, 2019 with
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
Denver International Airport Site of Largest Concrete Overlay in USA Read More »
Image: Some of the opportunities to minimize embodied carbon from feasibility through to material specification. Click to enlarge. “What can I, a designer, do to reduce Embodied Carbon (ECO2e)?” published July
What Can a Designer Do to Reduce ECO2e? Article, Links, Webinar Video, more … Read More »
Russell McMurry, GDOT Commissioner stated, “Most Formative Project by GDOT in Decades!” Concrete Critical Component for paving, bridges & retaining walls on I-75 North/Northwest Corridor Express Lanes, Atlanta, Georgia – 2019
Pavements could soon be saved from some of the ravages of the winter chill thanks to a new type of low-cost concrete that absorbs significantly less of the salt that
Univ. of London Researchers Pave the Way to Salt-Resistant Concrete Read More »
The “American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Annual Conference” in conjunction with “Railway Interchange 2019” will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Saturday September 21 to
NCC E-News in association with the CP Road Map Program The NCC E-News is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map)—a national
NCC E-News/CP Road Map July 2019 + 12-page MAP Brief Read More »
The weather in Minnesota contrasts sharply with that in Florida, which again differs markedly from that in southern Texas. This is not only in terms of temperature variation from summer
What Every Concrete Professional Should Know About PEM Read More »
A 24-page report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) spotlights the use of precast concrete pavement along a section of I-90 near Issaquah, Washington, USA (about 20 miles east of downtown Seattle,
Michael E. Ayers, Ph.D., has been named the Executive Director of the Illinois Chapter—American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). Ayers is a veteran concrete pavement engineer who brings vast and in-depth experience
Michael Ayers Named Executive Director of Illinois Chapter-ACPA Read More »
