The Sustainable Concrete Lab-to-Slab Initiative under the University of California, Davis Pavement Research Center will see testing of three slabs bearing 2.5 yd. or more of concrete mixes designed with novel binders, including a supplementary cementitious blend from metakaolin producer Purebase Corp., Ione, Calif. Through prequalification testing, QA/QC, mid-term monitoring, plus environmental, constructability and life cycle cost assessment, Center officials…
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Berkeley lab opens Industrialized Construction survey
Source: Project Production Systems Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif. The Project Production Systems Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley and Project Production Institute invite participation in a confidential survey, Industrialized Construction: Current and Future Strategies through July 11. Results will allow for a better understanding of pathways to implementing Industrialized Construction, defined as “the application and use of high-volume manufacturing methods and…
Read MoreHolcim veteran takes helm of low carbon and QC driven Concrete-AI
Sources: Concrete-AI, Los Angeles; CP staff Alex Hall has been named chief executive officer of Concrete-AI, a cloud-based, artificial intelligence and machine learning platform that applies data analytics to mix design and quality control. Concrete-AI premiered at World of Concrete 2021 amid transition to an independent business from University of California, Los Angeles Samueli School of Engineering incubator.
Read MoreLoad test results open agency specs for permeable interlocking concrete pavement
Sources: University of California, Davis; Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI), Chantilly, Va.
Civil and pavement engineers can design permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) with confidence for many municipal streets and parking lot applications thanks to findings from one of few studies globally to examine open-graded PICP bases’ structural response to wheel loads.
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