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- Dutch town tests 'air-purifying' concrete
- THE HAGUE AFP — A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution, scientists said Wednesday. Experts from the University of Twente developed and tested the concrete...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Strong characters in the Schmücke tunnel
- Up to four sprayed concrete machines from the Sika/Putzmeister alliance have been used by the Schmücke tunnel consortium for 14 months to safeguard the tunnel excavation work. The section lengths vary substantially due to the very different geological conditions present. In the meantime, four stationary PM pumps have begun to...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Security Shortlines
- Pistol Packing Pilot A US Airways pilot, who is a member of the Federal Flight Deck Officer FFDO program, accidentally discharged his firearm while airborne Mar. 22. US Airways Flight 1536, an Airbus A319, flying between Denver and Charlotte, landed safely.The pilot was removed from flight...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- Most Innovative Products Contest Announces Winners
- The winners of Most Innovative Products contest have been announced. Each year, World of Concrete exhibitors submit products to compete in Hanley Wood's Most Innovative Products contest. This sixth annual event, sponsored by CONCRETE & MASONRY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, combines World of Concrete attendee voting with expert evaluations to give both...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- New Sorbent Technologies Mercury Product Addresses Large Market Segment
- To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Sid Nelson Jr., President of Sorbent Technologies Corporation, +1-330-425-2354 TWINSBURG, Ohio, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sorbent Technologies Corporation (Pinksheets: SORB) today announces that it has successfully completed a technology development effort with the U.S. National Science Foundation resulting in the commercial introduction of a power...
- Research articles 2008-01-11
- Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Performance Steel
- This paper describes the behavior of concrete bridge decks reinforced with newly developed high-performance HP steel that is characterized by its high strength and enhanced corrosion-resistance in comparison with conventional ASTM A615-06 Grade 60 steel. The study presented herein included testing of three full-scale bridge decks with a span-depth ratio...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Sodium Sulfate Resistance of Fast-Track Portland-Cement Concretes
- The research study presented herein is intended to examine the sodium sulfate resistance of early opening-to-traffic portland-cement concrete. The trial matrixes of two categories of opening-to-traffic times, four cement factors, and three cement types are exposed to very severe external sodium sulfate attack based on ASTM C1012. The mixtures are...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Ohio State, South Florida riding high atop first BCS standings
- If the national-title game was being held tomorrow, Ohio State (7-0) would be playing South Florida (6-0).Yes, USF, which didn't have a program until a decade ago, and didn't compete at the I-A level before this century.But since it's only Oct. 15, there's still a half season to play. And...
- Research articles 2007-10-15
- Reinforced Concrete Sections under Moment and Axial Load
- A spreadsheet-based program for producing moment-curvature and moment-axial force diagrams Moment-curvature plots and moment-axial force interaction diagrams are essential tools for understanding the load-deformation behavior of structural elements. Moment-curvature plots readily illustrate stiffness, strength, and cross-sectional ductility, and allow the calculation of deflections after materials become nonlinear. Moment-axial...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Big Dig Contractor to Plead Guilty and Make $50 Million in Cash Payments and Provide up to $75 Million Insurance Coverage
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Christina DiIorio-Sterling, +1-617-748-3356, or Emily LaGrassa, +1-617-727-2543, both of the U.S. Attorney's Office BOSTON, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES NORTHEAST REGION, INC., ("AGGREGATE"), the largest asphalt and concrete supply company in New England, has agreed to plead guilty and pay $50 million to resolve its...
- Research articles 2007-07-27
- Seismic Design Criteria for Slab-Column Connections
- Two-way slabs without beams are popular floor systems because of their relatively simple formwork and the potential for shorter story heights. Earthquakes, however, have demonstrated that slab-column frames are vulnerable to brittle punching shear failures in the slab-column connection region and dropping of the slab, which are costly to repair....
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- Delivering Durability
- New concrete pavement manual bridges gap between recent research and common practice The new Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement: A State-of-the Practice Manual IMCP Manual (Fig. 1) is the product of a multi-year effort funded by the Federal Highway Administration FHWA and executed at Iowa...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- Route 22 roadwork sticking around for the holidays.(News)
- Byline: Nadia Malik Daily Herald Staff Writer Four lanes on Route 22 through Buffalo Grove and Long Grove may not be a reality until spring - and a full opening may not be until June - even though the roadwork was supposed to be completed...
- Research articles 2006-12-14
- $100 000 penalties for secondary boycott.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 December 2006-ACCC: $100 000 penalties for secondary boycottC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13122006 The Federal Court has imposed penalties totalling $100 000 against the State and Federal branches of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (the CMFEUW and the...
- Research articles 2006-12-13
- Structures under Shock and Impact: Proceedings
- Structures under shock and impact; proceedings. International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact (9th: 2006: New Forest, England) Ed. by N. Jones et al. WIT Press 2006 570 pages $335.00 Hardcover WIT transactions on the built environment; v.87 TA654 The...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Concrete Society Trust Student's Award
- Thanks to the ongoing generous support of Bureau Veritas, The Concrete Society Trust is pleased to once again make a presentation at the Annual Awards Dinner. WINNER Lindsey Barrett, Cranfield University, Defence College of Management and Technology Awarded to a student for the submission of a thesis or...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- "Compliance" Trap: The Moral Message in Responsive Regulatory Enforcement, The
- Simple deterrence will often fail to produce compliance commitment because it does not directly address business perceptions of the morality of regulated behavior. Responsive regulation, by contrast, seeks to build moral commitment to compliance with the law. This article shows that a regulator can overcome the deterrence trap to improve...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Concrete Standards update
- Surprising as it may seem, the European concrete Standard EN 206-1(1) was published six years ago. In November 2005 it was adopted for a further five years on the understanding that by 2010 there would be a full review. At this review a number of important and difficult issues need...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Superb smoothness in North Dakota: careful mixing and strategic scheduling result in a successful runway
- Hector International Airport in Fargo, N.D., is the largest commercial airport in the state, serving two commercial carriers, six fixed-base operators, air cargo, and a North Dakota Air National Guard base supporting F-16 fighter planes. Hector's 2005 Runway 18-36 reconstruction was the largest runway project in North Dakota history. ...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Stow trowels.(CONCRETE EQUIPMENT)
- * Four 4-blade models with 36- or 46-in.-diameter guard rings [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * 5.5- to 11-hp Honda engines * SCT36H55 and SCT36H80 weigh 166 and 188 lbs. respectively and can finish...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
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