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Roadbuilding
Tests begin on concrete infused with wood nanoparticles
Wood nanoparticle concrete is being tested alongside regular concrete in a parking log in Greenville, South Carolina. Get the details here on Equipment World.
January 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
Adding paraffin oil to concrete can create roads that de-ice themselves
Drexel University researchers have discovered that adding a little paraffin wax to a road’s concrete mix could create roads that deice themselves, EurekAlert! reports. A paper published in Cement and Concrete Composites written by researchers led by Yaghoob Farnam, an assistant professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering, explains how substances like paraffin oil — known […]
September 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
PacTrans receives $14 million from USDOT for mobility research
The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) has received a $14 million grant over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the department’s recent University Transportation Centers (UTC) grants program recipients. PacTrans is one of 10 regional UTCs in the U.S. and covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The University of Washington […]
December 8, 2016
Safety
Construction firms donate $1 million to establish high-tech construction safety lab at Oregon State University
Two North Dakota construction firms have donated a large grant in order to help establish the premier laboratory in the U.S. for the study of industry safety in Oregon. Knife River Corp. and MDU Construction Services Group have donated a combined $1 million to establish the lab at Oregon State University in Corvallis. The lab will […]
April 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
OTREC hosts pedestrian safety webinar
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) will host a live-interview webinar about pedestrian safety and flashing-yellow-arrow traffic signals, titled “Improved Pedestrian Safety at Signalized Intersections Operating the Flashing Yellow Arrow” on May 7 from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Pacific time. Oregon Walks Executive Director Steph Routh will host the webinar, which will […]
April 30, 2013
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Study swings cargo containers to build stronger structures for tsunamis
During a tsunami, water isn’t the only problem structures in its wake face. There’s also the debris being carried by the massive waves. One such piece of debris that has proved especially problematic are cargo containers that, when fully loaded, weigh in at 60,000 pounds, reports Science Daily. “These shipping containers are surprisingly ubiquitous,” Ronald […]
February 11, 2013
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