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TRB Concrete Pavement POSTER SESSION Touted 11 Papers at 2021 Virtual Annual Mtg

Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements sponsored a POSTER SESSION during the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting – A Virtual Event – throughout January 2021. […]

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EUPAVE Advocates for Life-Cycle Approach in TEN-T Proposal

On December 9, 2020, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) and Petar Vitanov, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), held an online European Union (EU) Debate on “Green Deal: the

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ACI Webinar July 14: “Proportioning & Testing Concrete Mixtures for Hot Weather”+ On-Demand Webinars/Courses

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has held online courses and webinars for several years (available on-demand online), but the online webinars and courses have been an essential teaching platform in

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MIT Study: Stiffer Roadways = Improved Truck Fuel Efficiency, Reduced Greenhouse Gases

Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A big truck roars by. A deep rumble. Feel the

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4th AASHTO Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting Held in New Orleans—Advancing ME Design Implementation

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the fourth American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Pavement ME National Users Group Meeting was held the first week of November at

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Joint Activation Case Study: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete & Joint Sealant Testing

As the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) continues to pursue building thinner concrete pavements, the design and performance of the pavement can change: One such feature is sawing the concrete

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CANADA: Major Winnipeg Project Brings Concrete Solution to Longstanding Bottleneck

Northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the junction of a pair of provincial trunk highways (PTH) were not originally designed with elegance. Commonly known as the “Perimeter Highway”, the intersection of PTH

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October 2018 NCC E-News & CP Road Map Brief

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 research

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MnPAVE-Rigid 1.0 Software Upgraded to MnPAVE-Rigid 2.0—More User-Friendly

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) upgraded its MnPAVE-Rigid 1.0 software for concrete pavement design. MnPAVE-Rigid 2.0 is now easier to use and allows designers to select from more options for

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Cement Soaks up Greenhouse Gases

According to a new study, cement is thought to produce 5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and factories. But this building block of modern civilization may eventually

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