ISCP President’s Letter
As we wrap up 2020 and begin this new year, I would like to take a moment to update the ISCP membership on accomplishments and planned activities that the Society […]
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ISCP VIRTUAL Annual Open Membership & Board Meeting to be Held Jan. 21, 2021
With a move to an ONLINE Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting this year, the annual International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) Open Membership and Board Meeting will also be
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NEW FACT SHEET: Concrete Roads are 100% Recyclable!
Following the release of the European Concrete Paving Association‘s infographic “Concrete Pavements make roads more sustainable”, EUPAVE’s working group on Environmental Strategy decided to release fact sheets focusing on its
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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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2-Day Webinar Jan 19-20, 2021: “Slab-on-Grade Concrete & Pavement for Private Facilities” — Co-Speaker, ISCP Former Director
2-DAY WEBINAR:“Slab-on-Grade Concrete & Pavement for Private Facilities“:DAY ONETuesday | January 19, 2021 | 11:00 am – 2:45 pm CST(including a 15-min. break)“Concrete & Pavement Design Principles““Exterior Concrete Pavement Design“DAY
PAPER: “Numerical Evaluation of Early-Age Crack Induction in CRCP with Different Saw-Cut Dimensions Subjected to External Varying Temperature Field”
Applied Sciences published paper by Muhammad Kashif, Ahsan Naseem , Nouman Iqbal, Pieter De Winne, and Hans De Backer: Department of Civil Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 60, Zwijnaarde, B-9052 Ghent,
CP Tech/ACPA Webinar Jan. 12, 2021: “Pavement Preservation—Dowel Bar Retrofit (DBR) & Diamond Grinding”: J. Roberts, IGGA & J. Echelle, OK Turnpike Auth.
WEBINAR: “Pavement Preservation—Dowel Bar Retrofit (DBR) & Diamond Grinding”Tuesday | January 12 | 12:00 NOON – 1:00 pm CDTREGISTRATION: https://go.acpa.org/cp-tech-center-2020 The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)
User Group Focuses on AASHTO’s Pavement ME Design & 2022 Online Plans
A Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design user group met the week of December 7, 2020, in a 3-day web conference with about 200 participants, to discuss ongoing developments with AASHTOWare (American Association
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The Transtec Group: Visit Booth at Virtual 100th TRB Annual Meeting Jan. 2021; & New Web Design!
Visit the VIRTUAL Transtec Group booth at the VIRTUAL 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2021 that will take place from January 5-29, 2021. By visiting The Transtec Group booth from
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
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
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,
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
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