Tag: Roller-Compacted Concrete

Roadbuilding

24 contractors earn ACPA awards for outstanding concrete pavement

The American Concrete Paving Association presented its 31st annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards for pavements constructed in the U.S. and Canada.

December 25, 2020

Construction Equipment

Dynapac intros automated MF2500CS material transfer vehicle to North America

Dynapac’s material transfer vehicles made their official North American debut at this year's World of Asphalt. Check it out right here on Equipment World.

February 22, 2019

Roadbuilding

Roller Compacted Concrete gaining momentum

With its placement and quick-set advantages, the use of roller compacted concrete is gaining fresh energy among contractors and road agencies.   “RCC is a concrete pavement formed from a no-slump mixture, and is characterized by its unique placement methodology, which requires no forms, and no joint cutting or sealing,” says Bill Davenport, vice president-communications, American […]

January 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Some old concrete pavement technologies are making a comeback and giving asphalt a run for its money

The technologies behind the concrete pavements used on our nation’s roads and highways have been around for a while, but new developments in equipment and admixtures have opened up the market for some of them, making them the latest trends in concrete paving. These trends include concrete overlays, roller compacted concrete and full-depth reclamation. Concrete […]

January 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

The ABCs of RCC

Roller-compacted concrete advances its invasion of pavements.

December 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Roller-Compacted Concrete Field Demos

Field demonstrations of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) have become a big part of spreading the “gospel” of roller-compacted concrete. For example, RCC was an attraction in itself during a four-day continuing demonstration of placement at World of Concrete 2014 in February in Las Vegas. There, a Eurostyle heavy paver with compaction at the screed placed RCC, […]

December 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Governing board denies dam contractor’s claim for extra aggregate

. “Contracts for the execution of the works should be drawn with care and precision: Because, when without legal flaws, neither party will be able to take advantage of the other.” —Vitruvius, chief architect to Caesars Julius and Augustus Contract interpretation is an area marked by shades of grey that are ripe for dispute, especially […]

September 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Contractor finds niche success with roller-compacted concrete

If you were to ask Robert Smith, he’d tell you – he’s glad he found a new niche. After four decades in the asphalt paving business in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith has seen the highs and lows of a trade entwined with a fluctuating economy and volatile commodity prices. It’s a brutally competitive […]

February 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

Superthin Concrete Overlays

Spurred forward by some brave new thinking, the concrete pavment industry is moving toward thinner concrete overlays these days — down to three inches, even two inches.

October 9, 2012