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New manual on concrete pavement sustainability

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The National CP Tech Center has recently released Sustainable Concrete Pavements: A Manual of Practice. This guide provides a clear, concise, and cohesive discussion of pavement sustainability concepts and of recommended practices for maximizing the sustainability of concrete pavements.

Download the manual here.

New guide on dowel load transfer systems

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The National CP Tech Center has published a guide that summarizes the factors to be considered when designing dowel load transfer systems in concrete pavements, Guide to Dowel Load Transfer Systems for Jointed Concrete Roadway Pavements.

Download the guide here.

New tech brief on concrete pavement surface characteristics

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The National CP Tech Center and the Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Program (CPSCP) have published a new tech brief, Variability and Visualization of Tire-Pavement Noise Measurements.

Click here for additional tech briefs from the CPSCP.

New technical summary on design of concrete overlays

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The National CP Tech Center recently published a technical summary, Design of Concrete Overlays Using Existing Methodologies. This technical summary is a precursor to the Guide for the Design of Concrete Overlays Using Existing Methodologies, which will be published later this year.

Download the technical summary here.

Guide for Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements now available

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The recently released Guide for Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements provides owner-agencies, contractors, materials suppliers, and others with a thorough introduction to and updated review of RCC and its many paving applications.

To purchase the guide ($12.00), click here.

Web-based training

The National Highway Institute (NHI) is offering free web-based training modules based on the Integrated Materials and Construction Practices Manual and the Concrete Pavement Preservation Workshop.

Last updated January 6, 2012

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