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St. Louis Roads Paved with Smog-Eating Concrete
Jamestown Pavement Rehabilitation Project Highlighted in Nat'l Grooving and Grinding Assoc. Article
Concrete Overlays 4" Overlay at Camp Grafton 6” Clay County 52 Overlay
Report from the Washington Post: U.S. TRANSPORTION SYSTEM FAILING
Plastic Shrinkage Cracks
U.S. DOT Comment on EPA Flyash Position
NEWS: Inadequate transportation infrastructure imposes hundreds of billions of dollars of unnecessary costs on the U.S. economy each year and impedes our competitiveness in the global market place. -- Continued
Lawmaker Proposes Diesel Tax Hike An article from the Journal of Commerce, click here.
Press Release: Overlay Database Available Online...
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Golf Event
A room block has been established at the LaQuinta Inn until May 23nd at a rate of $113.52 for the evening of the June 13th. Their number is 701-751-3313 and ask for the ND Ready Mix block. The Summer Workshop will start at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 10:30 a.m. and will be located at the Great River Energy Offices Conference Room at 1531 E. Century Avenue. Look for seminar highlights and registration info in the near future.
Contractor Seminars Completed
We wish to thank all those who participated in the Contractor seminars in Fargo and Minot this spring. Compliments to Aggregate Industries, Inc. who brought the most customers to the Fargo event and Souris Valley Ready Mix in Minot who did the same. The seminars were noted to have very enthusiastic expression and dialogue among participants. All thought the seminar was very useful and would attend future similar events. Look for future announcements in major cities in North Dakota under the Contractor Seminar titles. For questions on concrete construction, contact Dave Sethre at 701-371-4497.
2012 ACI Flatwork Finisher and Technician Certification
ACI training this year was very well attended. Thanks to all participants and their managers for the interest in quality material testing and quality concrete finishing. An additional Field Grade 1 class may be setup for July. Let Dave Sethre know if there is any interest at email: dsethre@ndconcrete.com. Final participation for Field Grade 1 was 43 students in Fargo, 32 in Bismarck and 21 in Dickinson. The Flatwork Finisher course had 35 students. Thanks to Greg Johnson for this important work training toward quality concrete construction.
Hunting Pictures View some recent successful ventures... Submit this year's hunting pictures and we'll post them here on the website. E-mail picture and short description or a pdf file to ndconcrete@rrv.net
Vision Statement for MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub The CSHub at MIT will revolutionize the scientific basis for evaluating the environmental impact of Portland cement concrete, for optimizing the use of present materials, and for modifying present materials and developing new materials designed to achieve a fully sustainable physical infrastructure, including uses in ever more demanding environments. More Info
Want a Government Contract? You'll Need to Go Green A 2009 presidential executive order requires federal agencies to be more environmentally friendly and energy efficient -- and it also requires the same of government contractors. Nearly all new contracts must meet some standard for eco-friendliness. "There will be a trickle-down effect from government to subcontractors. More Info
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How Good is Your Cylinder Test for Acceptance Testing compressive strength has been a time-honored method of identifying quality concrete for as many years as we have been making concrete. However, we must also recognize that the cylinder is not the best way of testing for quality acceptance. See the complete article here. | |||||
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Saving fuel through concrete pavements makes sense. Fuel Consumption and Emissions Study Demonstrates Environmental Advantages in Paving with Concrete From RMC Foundation-UTA Click here to read more. |
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Report from the NRMCA National Convention Wal-Mart will start a new program of building "Express" size stores in the near future. Word from a Virginia ready mix supplier is that Wal-Mart selected their company for parking lot materials based on their NRMCA Green-Star Certification. Recommendation: Get your Green-Star Certification before your competition to do business with Wal-Mart. |
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NDDOT Expected to Implement Plant Certification Word is that the NDDOT will be expected to specify plant certification by the construction season 2012. Preliminary discussions indicated a support for use of the NRMCA Certification procedures in addition to MNDOT. Colin Lobo from NRMCA has been invited to discuss the Plant Certification at the upcoming NDRMCPA Tech Day in January. |
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