In the last one hundred years, heavy highway pavement-making equipment has evolved from primitive to awesome. Modern pavers, compactors, and millers (or cold planers) have turned the surfacing phase of […]
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ISCP created an article on October 2, 2015 announcing the position paper from the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) titled “Ensuring Healthy Competition Between Pavement Industries Saves Public Money”. The publication has caught
The European Paving Concrete Association (EUPAVE) recently published the Position Paper titled “A Resilient Road Network for Adaptation to Climate Change”. EUPAVE calls on the decision makers to build the resilient,
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The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB)’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2508, is now available for purchase. The Journal explores 13 papers related to concrete materials, including:
Roads and Maritime Services recently updated their standards drawings for new construction of the following concrete pavements: Concrete Pavement—Construction: PCP – Plain Concrete Pavement CRCP – Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement JRCP –
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RCC pavement is gaining momentum among contractors and road agencies due to many of its advantages, according to an article titled “Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Gaining Momentum” by Tom Kuennen-Equipment
Caltrans (California Department of Transportation (DOT)), Cal.gov’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), and the ready mixed concrete industry have accomplished a specification for a product that will: Reduce greenhouse gases Reduce waste Save
The CP Road Map 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
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The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) has teamed with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)‘s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and Water Resources Research Center’s (WRRC) Low-Impact Development Committee to publish
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), announced that “resource efficiency” and “the circular economy” are words on everyone’s lips at the moment. In December, the European Commission will release its new
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The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) has published a report and a tech transfer summary titled: “Comparison of Setting Time Measured Using Ultrasonic Wave Propagation with Saw-Cutting
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) released the leaflet “Concrete Pavements, for low noise performance that lasts“. The leaflet is based on the full brochure “Durable Low-Noise Concrete Pavements“. ISCP
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Moving Advancements into Practice (MAP) Briefs describe promising research and technologies that can be used now to enhance concrete paving practices. The CP Road Map E-News is the newsletter of
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DOCUMENTO PREPARADO POR INSTITUTO BOLIVIANO DEL CEMENTO Y EL HORMIGÓN PARA EL MINISTERIO DETRANSPORTES Y OBRAS PÚBLICAS DEL ECUADOR (Document prepared by Bolivian Institute of Cement and Concrete for the Ministry of Transport
“Cambian Asfalto por Hormigón en la Ruta de Acceso sur a Valparaíso” (Asphalt Changed to Concrete on the Southern Access Route to Valparaiso, [Chile]) The intense traffic of heavy vehicles
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief October, 2015 titled “Precast Concrete Pavement (PCP) Technology”. This publication also summarizes the technical resources available to engineers
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a new TechBrief September, 2015 titled “Precast ConcretePavement Technology Resources”. This TechBrief provides an approach to develop structural pavement designs for jointed and prestressed
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) is convinced that increased competition between pavement industries should be a common thread in processes and policies to procure pavement in Europe. EUPAVE calls on
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The Concrete Initiative published the article entitled “The Future is Bright with Concrete Roads” by Karl Downey, Secretary General European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE). Concrete can provide both the surface layer
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In an August 2015 AllAfrica Online Magazine article, “Nigeria: Rising Need for Cement Use in Road Construction” Crusoe Osagie discusses the need to extend the use of cement beyond building
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