Tag: Purdue University

Roadbuilding

Concrete industry champions Ed Denton, Peter Deem honored by ACPA

The American Concrete Pavement Association has announced the winners of its Distinguished Service Awards, which recognize contributions by people in the concrete industry and top projects.   Honorary Life Membership ACPA recast its honorary life membership and named it in honor of Leet “Ed” Denton, retired president of Denton Enterprises of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. […]

December 19, 2019

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

ICRI hires Bruns as full-time certification manager

Bruns brings extensive private and public sector experience to the position, and holds degrees from Purdue University and Indiana University. Details here.

June 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

Purdue researchers testing stronger cellulose-infused concrete on Calif. bridge

Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to make concrete stronger by infusing it with cellulose nanocrystals, byproducts generated from wood, and will test it on a bridge that will be built in California this spring, according to a news release from the Purdue Research Foundation. At press time, the exact bridge where the cellulose-infused […]

April 24, 2018

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

Purdue engineering professor developing open-ended pipe pile for bridge construction

Rod Salgado, a Civil Engineering professor and researcher at Purdue, is working on an open-ended pipe pile to replace the typical rounded pipe, for use in the construction of bridges, wlfi.com reports. The research comes in response to the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT) and the city of Purdue’s decision to replace the eastbound bridge over the Wabash […]

September 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rush County, Ind., to use new weight-load technology to test integrity of small bridges

Mark Bacon is a corn farmer and county commissioner in Rush County, Ind.,where nearly three dozen bridges are closed or severely restricted with weight limits, and another two dozen are considered structurally deficient, TheHeraldBulletin.com reports. This causes heavy vehicles, such as school buses and farm equipment, to take long detours to cross some creeks. Bacon and […]

April 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

In the Groove with Diamond Grooving and Grinding

Diamond grooving and grinding are being used to restore rough or polished concrete pavements to ultrasmooth conditions and quell noise — but at a price.

July 2, 2014

Business

Lincoln appoints president, executive chairman

Lincoln Electric has appointed John M. Stropki, Jr., to Executive Chairman of the Board and Christopher L. Mapes as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Both positions will take effect December 31. As executive chairman, Stropki will work with Mapes to ensure a seamless transition for Lincoln Electric’s shareholders, global employee base, key […]

July 30, 2012

Roadbuilding

Road Science Tutorial

A war is being waged on noise generated by pavements and highways.

July 7, 2011