NC² E-News: Winter 2020

Example of ASR-related map-cracking in concrete pavement (Photo: L. Sutter) The new Winter Quarter NC² Moving Advancements into Practice (MAP) Brief titled “Understanding ASR. . .AND How to Mitigate It” is now available. This MAP brief summarizes […]

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Studies Show Dominican Republic Must Promote Construction Waste Recycling for Economy & Sustainability

The time is ideal for the Dominican Republic to forge alliances, advance in the co-processing of construction and demolition waste (C&DW), and strengthen the construction sector value chain, and to

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Mitigating Climate Change & Extreme Heat With Reflective Pavements

HOME PHOTO: Reflective pavements could reduce the frequency of heat waves in Chicago by around 30 percent over 20 years. Credit: Jaysin Trevino/Wikimedia Commons MIT postdoc explains how reflective pavements can

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Sydney, Australia’s NorthConnex: Award-Winning Deepest Concrete Tunnel Completed; Community Benefits

Sydney, Australia’s NorthConnex is completed and officially opened to traffic! Located northwest of Sydney, the $3-billion twin 9km (5.5-mi) project of tunnels contain rigid pavement and are the deepest road

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ACPA: 57th AM; Legislative Forum; 2021 Chairman & New Board of Dir.; & “Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards”

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) 57th VIRTUAL Annual Meeting Breaks Attendance Record!The preliminary registration numbers stood at more than 539. Of the total registrants, about half were from federal,

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Greenroads® Rating System’s New Version 3 Addresses Environmental Impacts

The Greenroads® Rating System is a system used to measure and manage sustainability on transportation projects. The rating system and all Greenroads programs are administered by Greenroads International. The team’s

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REGISTER NOW! For Tue. Dec. 15, 2020 PCA WEBINAR: “Soil Cement/ FDR w/Cement Slurry…” & PCA Infrastructure Webinar Series Recordings (10)

Tuesday | December 15, 202010:00 am – 11:00 am CST“Soil Cement/ Full Depth Reclamation With Cement Slurry Using a Ready Mixed Concrete Truck” (1 Hour)Featuring Greg Halsted, PCA Soil Cement

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FAA Appoints Meyers as Manager of Airport Engineering Division

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Michael A. (Mike) Meyers has been appointed the new Manager of the Airport Engineering Division (AAS-100)-Office of Airport Safety and Standards. The announcement was

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New Tech Brief Assesses Harvested Fly Ash Solution

Photo: Larry Sutter: SEM micrograph of fly ash particlesillustrating the spherical particle shape typical of coal fly ash The highway construction industry’s utilization of coal fly ash has made many

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Meet Nicolas Marks—CP Tech Executive Board Member

When the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center)‘s Executive Board of Directors considers which initiatives can make the greatest impact, the voices of professionals working in the concrete industry are important to

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UPDATE! Call for Abstracts EXTENDED to Dec 11, 2020 for “ASCP 6th Concrete Pavement E-Conference 2021 ‘Sustainable Resilient…’”!!

Click to view flyer PDF ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED to December 11!!Due to popular demand, 6th Conference Committeeis requesting ABSTRACTS to be SUBMITTED byDECEMBER 11, 2020. ASCP currently has enough papers

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EUPAVE “Green Deal” DEBATE to be Held Dec 9; & Summary of EUPAVE Participation in “Green Europe” Workshop

Mr. Petar Vitanov, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), invite all to a debate ONLINE: “Green Deal: The Right Choices for a ClimateResilient

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First Time Ever! IGGA Annual Meeting Technical Sessions to be VIRTUAL & Open to the Public! Dec 10, 2020

For the first time ever, the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA) Annual Meeting Technical Sessions will be VIRTUAL and open to the public! Thursday | December 10, 20201:00 pm – 3:30 pm

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ACPA VIRTUAL 57th Annual Meeting: Begins THIS WEEK! Tue-Thu, Dec 1-3; Includes Market Forum Discussions

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)’s VIRTUAL 57th Annual Meeting begins TUESDAY THIS WEEK!! TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1-3, 2020: The wait is over! ACPA’s 57th Annual Meeting, a VIRTUAL

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CP Tech: Register for Webinar on Dec 16th; & Update on Fall Virtual Travels!

Photo: “2020 Virtual Better Concrete Conference” welcome by Peter Taylor, Director–CP Tech Center, Michelle Wilson, Director of Concrete Knowledge-Portland Cement Association (PCA), and Jerod Gross, Senior Engineer-Snyder & Associates and

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EUPAVE’s Technical Workshop/Webinar: “Concrete Pavement Preservation”, Great Presentations Available

The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) held the 5th Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving on Wednesday October 14, 2020 at Hôtel Le Châtelain in Brussels. The theme for this

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Smart Concrete Paves Way to High-Tech, Cost-Effective Roads

Smart, efficient infrastructure … Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the

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ACPA/CP Tech Webinar Dec. 15th: “Concrete Pavement Thickness Design & Slab Geometry”

American Concrete Pavement Association and the Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) will hold its last 2020 webinar, scheduled for Tuesday December 15, 2020.  Don’t miss this very timely technology

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CALL for ABSTRACTS by March 29, 2021 for EUPAVE 14th Symposium 2022!

The Polish Cement Association (SPC) together with European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) and Co-Organizers International Society for Concrete Pavments (ISCP) and The World Road Association (PIARC) are pleased to invite all interested participants

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Nigeria FG Urged to Embrace Concrete Roads: “Durability, 0 Maintenance, Sustainability, …”; & SEEFOR Project Benefits Concrete

In the 3rd week of September, 2020, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development, and Capital Projects-Dangote Industries Limited, appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to embrace concrete

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