Innovative Pavement Engineering & Life-Cycle Advisory for High-Priority Winnipeg, Canada Transitway

The Transtec Group, Austin-based pavement engineering firm, Texas, USA, provided pavement design and life- cycle advisement to Plenary Roads-Winnipeg—the concessionaire for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg, […]

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XXIII Belgian Roads Conference & Exhibition in Brussels to be Held October, 2017

The Belgisch Wegencongres Congrès belge de la Route (XXIII Belgian Roads Conference in Brussels) will be held Wednesday-Friday October 4-6, 2017, at the SQUARE-Brussels Meeting Center in Brussels, Belgium. The

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Chile: International Road Infrastructure Congress HDM-4; Workshops; & HDM-4 Certified Course

The International Congress HDM-4 (The Highway Development Management: HDM-4) “Encounter of Road Infrastructure Managers” will be held: Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26-27, 2017 with additional 2 days of Workshops on Thursday and Friday, September

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1st Full-Scale Heated Pavement Slabs Installed at American International Airport

Halil Ceylan, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Professor–Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research in Ames, Iowa, USA, held his smartphone, opened an app, and called up the remote controls for the

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Barbados Cement Company Vies to Build Concrete Roads & Strengthen Barbados’ Infrastructure

Arawak Cement Company is to begin work on a concrete road in April 2017 in a bid to convince Government to move away from asphalt to concrete surfaces. Manuel Toro, General Manager, said

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Performance Underpins AASHTO Provisional Standard for PEM

An Innovative Program for Pavement Reliability  Iowa State University-hosted National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) and research partners have secured the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

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Infographic Makes it Easy to See the [Projected] Cost of Roads

Creating a visual of an analysis of the initial and “life cycle” costs of a one-mile stretch of  road, comparing asphalt and concrete” is very helpful. Aggregate & Ready Mix Association

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RCC Placed on Cement-Stabilized FDR on High-Speed Texas Federal Highway, USA

A Texas First: TxDOT’s Roller Compacted Concrete Highway in Leakey, Texas, USA Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement generally has been only for lower-speed roads or industrial applications. But, in November, 2016 the Texas

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Stringless Paving Eases Work Site Challenges & VIDEO: “3D Concrete Paving”

CONEXPO-CON/AGG recently reported that concrete paving opportunities are paying off in more ways than one for customers and dealers alike who embrace forward-thinking ways to help customers. Eddie Brown, Machine-Control Specialist-Ozark Laser

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Call for Abstracts by April 30th—13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Germany

The final date for submitting abstracts extended to: May 22, 2017 “Concrete Connects” is the motto of the 13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads (13th ISCR-2018), and will be held  June

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Más de 40 Años de una Autopista Española con Hormigon Armado: La ‘Y de Asturias’

Más de 40 Años de una Autopista Española con Hormigon Armado: La ‘Y de Asturias’ (More than 40 years of a Spanish Highway with CRCP: The ‘Y de Asturias’) Con

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VIDEO: TCP Ruta 5 Quejón—Colonia Yungay, Chile, Norte-Sur (North-South)

Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Route 5 Quellón Thickness: 18cm Year of Construction: 2014 7.6-point Earthquake: December 2015 “TCP Ruta 5 Quellón – Colonia Yungay (Norte-Sur) (video largo)” Video competo

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AASHTO to Publish Provisional Specification: Advancing PEM

In February, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) will publish a new provisional specification on performance-engineered mixtures (PEM), PP 84. This culminates a concerted effort of

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Abstract: Full-Depth Recycling Study (FDR)

Title: Full-Depth Recycling Study: Test Track Construction and First-Level Analysis of Phase 1 and Phase 2 HVS Testing, Forensic Investigation, and Phase 1 Laboratory Testing Authors: Jones, D., Louw, S.,

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TTCC/NCC Spring 2017 Meeting to be Held April 25-27 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

The Technology Transfer Concrete Consortium (TTCC) and the National Concrete Consortium (NCC) will hold the 2017 Spring TTCC/NCC Meeting April 25-27, at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City

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Publication: “Guide to the Prevention & Restoration of Early Joint Deterioration in Concrete Pavements”

Through a contract with the Iowa Highway Research Board (TR-697), the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University (CP Tech Center) has developed a concise

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ASCP—Early Bird Registration Ends Friday, March 24th for the 4th Concrete Pavements Conference

Only 3 weeks until discounted Early Bird registration fees will expire for the Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) “4th Concrete Pavements Conference”. Register as an Early Bird now and save over $150 on

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Zimbabwe, Africa—Urgent Need for Concrete Paving for its Crumbling Road Infrastructure

Recently, The Herald Online-Zimbabwe, Africa, reported on the road conditions in the area and the urgent need for concrete paving. Zimbabwe’s urban road network is in a deplorable state. In the

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WEBINAR: Dowel Basket Anchoring Methods: Best Practices for Jointed Concrete Pavements

Dowels are the most common form of load transfer in concrete pavements. They come in various sizes, shapes, and materials, but to perform optimally over the course of the pavement

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EUPAVE to be represented at FIRM17, Registration Ends March 24

The Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) Infrastructure Research Meeting 2017 (FIRM17), will be held April 5, 6, 7, 2017 at the Diamond Conference and Business Center, in

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