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Roadbuilding
Louisville researchers win $1M to find cheaper way to make cement
With help from Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, Louisville researchers work to find cheaper, more energy-efficient ways for making cement.
June 15, 2018
Business
PCA announces Leadership Award winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the 2017 John P. Gleason, Jr., Leadership Awards winners. The awards, which are named for Gleason who served as PCA President from 1986 until his retirement in 2007, honor individuals who exhibit leadership in association activities supporting member company objectives and operations. âJay embodied the spirit of leadership. He [âŚ]
September 6, 2017
Business
PCA forecasts steady growth for cement consumption through 2016 as construction activity increases
According to the latest forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), cement consumption in the U.S. will see steady gains over the next three years. As far back as the World of Concrete show in January and again in the Spring, PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan has forecasted 8-percent growth in cement consumption and that [âŚ]
September 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Buying Time with U.S. Bridges
New technologies and products can extend pavement life to help address the chronic pavement problem of the highway and bridge building industry.
May 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
New concrete formula ditches Portland cement, adds strength and sustainability
Should a few major trials hold up as expected, an Australian family company will have succeeded in developing a new concrete that is not only better for the environment but stronger than the traditional formula as well. The construction materials and mining services company Wagners of Toowoomba, Australia, has spent the last eight years perfecting a [âŚ]
April 14, 2014
Business
PCA chief economist Sullivan continues optimistic forecast; 8% cement consumption growth in 2014
Echoing his forecast at last yearâs eventâwhere he passed out sunglasses âduring the first morning of World of Concrete 2014 Ed Sullivan, PCA chief economist, said that the conditions going into 2014 shore up his prediction for a âprobably conservativeâ 8 percent growth in cement consumption. Underlying factors supporting this forecast include steady and increasing job [âŚ]
January 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
Adopting ancient Roman recipe could result in stronger concrete that is less harmful to the environment
Using a sample from the bottom of Italyâs Pozzuoili Bay that dates back to 37 B.C., researchers have deciphered the formula that ancient Romans used to create the most resilient concrete the world has ever seen in the hopes that modern processes will incorporate them as well. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the sample comes from concrete breakwaters [âŚ]
June 20, 2013
Construction Equipment
Re-recycling: Biofuel waste used to make stronger concrete
Researchers at Kansas State University have discovered that by replacing a portion of the cement found in concrete with agricultural waste products, the concrete became stronger. Just think of the process as recycling the byproducts of recycling. To make the stronger concrete, the researchers are use the ash produced when corn stalks and leaves, wheat straw, [âŚ]
April 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Special Transportation Research Board 2013 Report
âBio-Binderâ Green Modifiers star at TRB.
April 3, 2013
Roadbuilding
Superthin Concrete Overlays
Spurred forward by some brave new thinking, the concrete pavment industry is moving toward thinner concrete overlays these days â down to three inches, even two inches.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Road Science
Aggregate performance depends on its surface.
July 3, 2012
Roadbuilding
Applications & Innovations
Full depth reclamation saves aging roads struggling under heavy fracking loads.
May 4, 2012
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