A shortage of skilled labor continues to be the dominate issue in the construction industry, and rightfully so. However, delays in construction schedules have always been a thorn in the side of ...

The road-building industry is in a state of transition, says Bill Davenport, vice president of communications for the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). “We’re generally moving away from ...

GOMACO's new auto-width-adjustment option provides sensor control of paving-width changes on the go. String line is set to follow the desired taper of the slab, and sensors on the paver use that ...

Consider the following scenarios for a project on which the specified compressive strength (fc’) is 3,500 psi at 28 days. These are all examples of incorrect interpretations of the acceptance criteria ...

Mumbai: Senior civic officials have directed that field dry density (FDD) tests be made mandatory at all ongoing cement concretisation worksites to ensure road strength and load-bearing capacity.

Engineers have developed a new test that can predict the durability of cement in seconds to minutes -- rather than the hours it takes using current methods. The test measures the behavior of water ...