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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At the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) January Press Briefing at World Of Concrete 2017 (WOC 2017) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ACPA offered a current view of the highway pavement
ACPA Offers Positive Outlook for Highway Concrete Pavement Market Read More »
A highway link to the north of Panama’s capital city that connects with a national park popular with tourists, has now been rebuilt. According CEMEX, cement producer, concrete specialist, and ISCP Member,
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI), ISCP Member, has published a guide titled “Guide to Durable Concrete”, that describes specific types of concrete deterioration. Each chapter contains a discussion of the mechanisms involved
ACI Publication: “Guide to Durable Concrete” Read More »
Conceived and designed by French syndicat of transport from Paris department (STIF), T Zen is the future high-level bus service network (BHNS), (le futur réseau de bus à haut niveau
France: CRCP: Un ruban de velours pour les BHNS (A velvet ribbon for BHNS) Read More »
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPVE) will hold two workshops in the coming months: 3rd Workshop on Best Practices in Concrete Paving “The right concrete mix for the right surface”
EUPAVE to Hold 2 Workshops—February & March Read More »
Video: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38461418. Baldwin Street, in the city of Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island, is officially the world’s steepest residential road. At its steepest, the slope has a gradient of
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After the release of Enhancing Concrete Life in Infrastructure through Phase Change Systems (ECLIPS)’ 1st technote, “Characterizing Cementitious Materials Containing Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials”, the project wishes to focus on
2nd ECLIPS Technote & Workshop: Microencapsulated PCMs in Thermal Crack Mitigation Read More »
Phys.org Online Magazine reported: “Bringing order to disorder is key to making stronger and greener cement, the paste that binds concrete.” Scientists at Rice University have decoded the kinetic properties
Scientists Develop ‘Programmable’ Cement Particles to Attain Enhanced Properties Read More »
The American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA’s) Annual Report included a section on ACPA’s efforts to shine a light on the benefits of competition. It is a realization of how some agencies
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) has released a position paper titled “Connected, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles” on the occasion of its Christmas Dinner Debate held under the theme “The role
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) celebrated its traditional Christmas dinner debate with guest of honor Matthew Baldwin, Deputy-Director General DG MOVE of the European Commission, on December 6th, 2016,
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2016 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan Award: James “Doug” Pitcock, Jr., owner, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Williams Brothers Construction Company, in Houston, Texas, USA, was awarded the American Concrete Pavement Association’s 2016
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) named recipients of its 27th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” awards at the 53rd ACPA Annual Meeting held in Austin, Texas, USA. The Awards recognize quality
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The presentations from the recent Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) Forums have been uploaded to the ASCP website. These include the Sydney Forum held October 17, 2016, the Brisbane Forums
Forum Presentations Now Available Online for ASCP Members Read More »
The workshop “Innovative Sustainable Concrete Pavements!” will be held March 23, 2017 from 9:30 to 16:30 CST, at Boulevard du Souverain 68, Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Belgium. Come learn more about ECLIPS (Enhancing
Photo: A computer representation of the planned Southwest portion of the Calgary Ring Road project. Austin, Texas-based pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group delivered an expert review and lifecycle recommendations for
ISCP members, the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCA) will be 2 of 4 co-sponsors for “The Precast Show 2017”. The 2017 Show will take
Two ISCP Members to Co-Host “The Precast Show 2017” in Cleveland, Ohio, USA Read More »
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is offering all members a 25% DISCOUNT on all PRINTED publications at the ACPA Online Bookstore. To view and purchase, please go to: http://www.acpa.org/publications-for-purchase/. Enter the discount code 25-PRINT at
ACPA Online Printed Publications 25% OFF through Thursday 12/15/2016 until 23:59 Read More »
Many levels of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available for the Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) 4th Concrete Pavements Conference to be held at the Mantra on Salt Beach, Kingscliff, NSW,
