Use of Precast & In-situ Cast Concrete for Public Square in Liège, Belgium

Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry (FEBELCEM) published a brochure (available in French and Dutch) that describes the design and construction of the public square in front of the Guillemins Railway Station in […]

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Restructuring at Beton Marketing Deutschland

In September 2014, the Board of VDZ—The German Cement Works Association—restructured the marketing activities of BetonMarketing Germany GmbH (BMD) and its three regional divisions. Under the Concrete Information Centre (IZB), the

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Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published a TechBrief titled “Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP)”. This TechBrief presents an overview of PICP and its use. General information is provided on PICP composition

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Leif Wathne Named Executive Vice President of ACPA

Leif Wathne, P.E., ISCP Board of Directors and 11th ICCP Chair, was promoted to Executive Vice President—American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). In this new position, Wathne will take on greater

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2nd Ad Hoc Working Group for the Revision of the EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Construction, January 28 , 2015

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is currently revising Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for road construction. The document establishes the procurement criteria for design, construction and maintenance of roads based

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CP Tech Center Announces 4 Concrete Overlay Webinars in February/March

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Upcoming webinars on Concrete Overlays presented by the CP Tech Center, with support from the ACPA and sponsored by FHWA: Overlay performance history (Feb. 12) Overlay materials (Feb.

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ACPA Launches Free On-Demand Training on Aggregate Handling and Building Smooth Concrete Pavements

ACPA has launched two new web-based instructional modules that provide professional training about best practices for constructing smooth concrete pavements and handling aggregates for concrete paving. Developed by ACPA and sponsored by

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ACPA Launches Wikipave: a Concrete Pavement Wikipedia

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) today announced the launch of its Wikipave™ website,  which places information about and related to concrete pavement at the fingertips of anyone, anywhere

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Dr.-Ing. Josef Eisenmann, ISCP Honorary Member, Passes Away

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]Dr.-Ing. Josef Eisenmann, Honorary Member of ISCP since 2001, passed away January 29, 2015. He was a renowned civil engineer, professor, author, and concrete railway contributor/inventor. Born in

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ISCP Board of Directors Announced

The membership of ISCP has elected the following seven members to serve on the Board of Directors for a four-year term effective February 1, 2015. Newly Elected Board Members who will serve

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“Producing Freeze-Thaw Durable Concrete” is the January MAP Brief from the CP Tech Center

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]When concrete is in a wet environment and exposed to freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles, tensile stresses develop within the concrete. Localized damage to the surface of concrete can also

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Evaluating the Performance of Alternative Supplementary Cementing Material in Concrete

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that characterizes and evaluates the performance of eight natural pozzolans to assess their

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Public Works Dedicates Special Issue to Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC)

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]A special issue of Public Works magazine dedicated to roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement includes articles on: “Alternate pavement” stands the test of time – A roller-compacted concrete road

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Call for Abstracts for Workshop on Airfield Pavements at XXVth World Road Congress

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]As part of the XXVth World Road Congress organized in Seoul, Republic of Korea, a one and half-day Workshop on Airfield Pavements will take place November 4-5, 2015 in the

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IGGA Announces 2014 Annual Award Winners

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”] At the annual IGGA awards banquet, held in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Dec. 2, 2014, the IGGA had the pleasure of announcing the winners of the annual awards

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ASCP 2015 Conference to be Held in Australia July 20-21, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The 2015 Concrete Pavements Conference will be held July 20-21, 2015 at the Breakfree Aanuka Beach Resort in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia. The 2015 Conference aims to bring

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ISCP Holds Annual Membership Business Meeting

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]The ISCP Annual Membership Business Meeting was held Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C., USA, in conjunction with the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Highlights

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9th International Conference on Managing Pavement Assets to be Held in Washington, D.C. May 18-21

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]TRB, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia Tech, the FHWA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the World Road Association (PIARC) are organizing the

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2015 is the 150th Anniversary of the World’s First Concrete Pavement!

The earliest ever concrete pavement is attributed to Inverness, Scotland, in 1865.  Read more about this and other interesting concrete pavement historical facts at the following resources: Encyclopedia Britannica FHWA

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“Relating Transport Properties to Performance in Concrete Pavements ” is the December MAP Brief from the CP Tech Center

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text el_class=”cleanlist”]This MAP brief summarizes ongoing research that has been performed to assess fluid and vapor transport in concrete. In general terms the word “transport” is used to describe

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