Click to enlarge Just Released November 2014!4th Edition of the CP Tech CenterGuide to Concrete OverlaysThe intent of the 146-page 8-Chapter/4-Appendix Guide is toincrease the technical proficiency of experienced engineers […]
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“An unbroken ribbon of concrete cutting through mountains and across valleys, bypassing towns. No stop signs, no intersections, no speed limits … The Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first of its
Officially launched in March of 2021 the formation of Cement & Concrete South Africa (CCSA) became the consolidated industry body of 3 different organizations that is set to take the
In mid-November Macquarie University research groups have been awarded $1,044,000 under a government and industry–supported program designed to transform the cement and concrete sector. The funding will support 3 near-market
Greater Kashmir News reported that Kashmir engineering students have come up with a solution for road cracks. A survey titled ‘Use of discrete fibers in concrete road pavements’ carried by
Prepared for Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation by:Somayeh Nassiri, Ph.D., P.Eng., Assistant Professor-Washington State University and Past ISCP DirectorOthman AlShareedah, Ph.D. Student Washington State University Click to
Ingeniería de Carreteras-Chile (Highway Engineering-Chile) has added NEW WEB APPLICATIONS for“Quick calculations or verifications on pavement design and soil properties”; Specifically: “PCA 1984 Method”“USCS Classification”“AASHTO 93 Rigid Pavement” Applications are
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Click for LinkedIn Profile Jesse Anna Boone, Senior National Specifications Manager-Carbon-Cure Technologies and Former Pavement Applications Director-SCPA, produced an article (and VIDEO) that were the feature in the Southeast Cement
PITT Swanson Engineering Feature: Click to enlarge A top paper from 2021 was one of the highlighted research stories inUniversity of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Newsletter:
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) filled 31,398 potholes in the city of Mumbai, measuring 1,56,910 square miles, with 2,696 metric tons of bitumen cold mix, in a period of 5
When an 8-INCH concrete taxiway was FIRST BUILT at DONALDSON FIELD,it is likely that NO ONE EXPECTED the pavement to still BE IN SERVICE 60 to 80 YEARS LATER! 1942
Concrete production involves the use of small aggregates that must be ground via an energy-intensive process. By creating concrete from mining waste, industries can tackle both CO2 emissions and waste
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NEW FACT SHEET European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) has published its new and 4th FACT SHEET titled “Concrete roads show better resilience to climate change and extreme meteorological events“, which
A new paper from researchers at MIT is discussed in Mashable India September 2021 issue, has suggested various strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions concrete usage. Concrete is the second most
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Selected papers from the International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference 2021, held virtually June 8-10, 2021, are now available from the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of American Society of
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RESEARCH BRIEF: “Carbin: Crowdsourcing Road Conditions at Scale” Click to download 3-page BRIEF Carbin is a navigation app that allows users to anonymously crowdsource road quality data and vehicle information.
MIT CSHub: Research Brief; & How to Make Roadway Spending More Sustainable Read More »
In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, construction materials—such as steel … a necessary material for use in traditional concrete applications—have been significantly impacted by price increases and material
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KANTERSBart Kanters, President-Concrete Ontario, wrote a composition titled “Moving to a Low-Carbon Concrete Footprint” continues with “Concrete for Every Application” for Issue 6 / September 2021 Concrete Ontario “Stay Connected”
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) release quarterly “Moving Advancements into Practice” (MAP) Briefs to promote ‘Best practices and promising technologies that can be used now to
The Florida Rigid Pavement Streets & Local Roads Design Guide was recently developed and released by the Florida Concrete and Products Association-American Concrete Pavement Association (FC&PA-ACPA). This guide was created
