Keep up-to-date on the latest technologies and new construction techniques affecting the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry from the editors at Associated Construction Publications en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/New+Technology+and+Techniques/48572.html?nid=4238 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658048.html?nid=4238 About 40 years ago, the U.S. government began a program for military navigational purposes that turned global positioning system (GPS) into a technology that now benefits the public. The satellite-based system uses a network of 24 to 27 satellites orbiting the earth and provides navigation signals to land-based receivers to track information that is computed immediately and accurately. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6655468.html?nid=4238 Dr Li and his team developed a bendable, engineered cement composite (EEC) that is much ... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6655475.html?nid=4238 Diesel engine manufacturers continue to refine their product offerings in preparation ... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651264.html?nid=4238 Chicago— Structural engineer Halvorson & Partners and architect Murphy/Jahn celebrated the recent groundbreaking for the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago. The subterranean addition to the Regenstein Library will house a state-of-the-art automated retrieval system for university's archives within a single volume (60-foot-deep extrusion of a 120-foot by 240-foot elliptical ... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651284.html?nid=4238 Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials say the traveling public may notice a new addition to the landscape along Interstate 35/80 in Des Moines near the N.W. Beaver Road overpass. Two new technologies are now working in unison to collect highway data necessary for Iowa DOT decision makers. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651864.html?nid=4238 For two decades, the city of Steamboat Springs, CO, held its classical and popular music concerts in a large tent. In fall 2008, the tent was replaced by an elegant timber-framed concert hall that is already drawing record crowds. Steamboat Springs is now celebrating the completion of its $4.3-million Strings Music Festival Pavilion. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650911.html?nid=4238 The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington honored 41 projects representing a wide range of engineering achievements when the organization presented its 41st annual awards in January. The six national-level awards (one platinum and five gold) will compete in the ACEC national competition in Washington, D. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6648845.html?nid=4238 A geothermal field that is believed to be among the largest in the U.S. is being installed during an expansion that will nearly double the size of the headquarters of medical software giant Epic Systems Corporation in Verona, WI, just south of Madison. Expansion Will Consolidate Workforce Approximately 1,800 employees now work in Campus 1 of Epic's headquarters, which was completed in 2005. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6648846.html?nid=4238 A new kind of hard-surfaced porous pavement made from recycled glass is beginning to make its mark around the country, from the ... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639126.html?nid=4238 The biggest challenges in airport runway projects often don't lie within the sheer amount of dirt that must be moved and graded, but in the tight tolerances mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) In Cedar Rapids, IA, as it worked on the taxiway portion of a multiyear runway project for Eastern Iowa Airport, the general contractor — Cedar Valley Corp. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641474.html?nid=4238 LifeSpan Technologies, an innovator of advanced structural condition assessment solutions for civil infrastructure, announces the ... Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641365.html?nid=4238 Trimble’s recent User Conference attracted more than 2,400 registered attendees from 67 countries around the world. The conference ... Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637456.html?nid=4238 The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Washington has awarded its top honor — the Platinum Award — to Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA). The award is for Structural, Seismic, and Wind Engineering on One Rincon Hill, a 60-story, 618-foot residential tower in San Francisco, located only eight miles from the San Andreas fault. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638315.html?nid=4238 Titan Salvage recently completed the challenging removal of one of the most notable shipwrecks in the history of the Oregon Coast. Anyone ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638647.html?nid=4238 American Tank & Vessel, Inc. (AT&V) has been awarded the 2008 Chemical Processing's Reader's Choice Award for Best Technology Provider of Tanks and Vessels in 2008. AT&V's services include all terminal, pipeline, mill-plant projects for federal and/or public administrations, private-owner corporations and several foreign countries. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636386.html?nid=4238 It is well known that the aging infrastructure is full of collapsed or out-of-adjustment sewer manhole frames and lids, causing annoying bumps on roadways and traffic hazards. Many of these manholes develop leaks as a result of heavy traffic and from freezing and thawing, causing sanitary overflow problems and expensive repairs. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636411.html?nid=4238 Using its own forces and the right materials and equipment, the western Colorado city of Grand Junction recently set a record for itself when it cut six weeks from a scheduled eight-week chip sealing project. The project was part of a program launched in the 1990s to ensure that each street and arterial periodically undergo this surface maintenance treatment. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634308.html?nid=4238 It's a safe bet the drivers of the stone-filled semis were not thinking about the engineering significance of the job as they focused on not letting their trailers jackknife and become airborne over the edge of the steep mountain pass. “I told the drivers they needed good Jake Brakes, and that whatever gear they went up the hill with, to drop a gear on the way down,” said Jeff Wilmo... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634904.html?nid=4238 Similar to the oil crisis of the 1970s, recent exorbitant oil prices have had a profound impact on the price of liquid asphalt (AC). Current AC prices have reached $800 per ton in some regions. "Paying $800 for binder results in mix prices of roughly $40 per ton just for the liquid asphalt," says Tim Murphy, president of Dustrol, Inc. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634961.html?nid=4238 The economic downturn and a drop in the price of asphalt binder should combine to make the upcoming construction season somewhat different from 2008 for Northwest paving contractors and asphalt producers. Though the price and availability of asphalt shouldn't be the problems they were last year, 2009 won't be without its challenges, however. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST