Civil engineers at Kansas State University have used the waste products of biofuels to make a stronger cement that also reduces concrete's carbon footprint. The researchers are using ash made from agricultural waste products, including corn stover, wheat straw, and rice straw.
Our special digital issue provides the latest on roller-compacted concrete, bridge decks, and other pavement strategies. This month's Problem Clinic reviews bonded versus unbonded overlays.
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Command Alkon has purchased the Scout and Compass products from 323 Solutions, Inc., pioneers of mobile sales automation and mobile reporting tools for the construction materials industry.
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Carpenter, most recently president of Hanson Pipe & Precast, succeeds Mike Leathers.
This year Oldcastle Precast – Lebanon, TN won the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) 1st Place-Underground Cup Award for the Bellamy Bat Cave project.
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NRMCA is accepting applications for its popular Excellence in Quality Award.
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Agencies, owners, manufacturers, and contractors seeking guidance for precast concrete pavements can now take advantage of a new comprehensive handbook.
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Donna Reuter, President/COO of Oldcastle Precast Building Systems, will retire from the company as of May 2013 after a 27 year career with Oldcastle Precast.
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Brigadier General Tammy Smith, Director, Human Capital Core Enterprise, Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR), presided over a signing ceremony that initiated a partnership between the Army Reserve (AR) and the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) recently.
After dominating the competition in five canoe races and winning two of three academic categories, the University of Nevada, Reno concrete canoe team took the overall win in the annual Mid-Pac Concrete Canoe Competition held April 19-20 in San Jose, Calif.
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2013-2014 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2013 Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. this month.
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Launch of Terex eLit app gives easy access to a wealth of information about Terex machinery.
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The Business Journal recently announced Spancrete as a winner in the inaugural Eureka Awards.
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Central Concrete, a U.S. Concrete, Inc. has announced that it supplied its concrete mix designs for three new San Francisco Bay Area projects – the recently opened Exploratorium in San Francisco, Devil's Slide Tunnel and Bridges, and Stanford's Bing Concert Hall.
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The Fifth North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete takes place in Chicago, May 12-15.
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The ACI Foundation has announced the establishment of a scholarship fund in honor of the late Dr. W.Gene Corley, who passed away March 1.
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The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, prestressed concrete design and construction, has announced the recipients of the 2013 PTI Project Awards to be honored May 6 at the PTI Awards Dinner in Scottsdale, AZ during the 2013 PTI...
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HOMETIME, one of television’s longest-running home improvement programs, will feature the use of hollow-core structural precast panels from Hanson Structural Precast in the weekly PBS episode scheduled for release on April 13, 2013.
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It’s been four years, but many in the concrete industry may be feeling the déjà vu of cautious optimism we sensed before the American Recovery and Reinvestment (Stimulus) Act promised funding for infrastructure projects in 2009.
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Complimentary webinars focus on high performance topics and offer continuing education credit accepted in all 50 states.