Concrete Pavement Technology Update 2005 Part 6/6 - Concrete - Pavements

Concrete Pavement Technology Update

January 2006

CPTP Sponsors the 2006 International Conference on Long-Life Concrete Pavements

October 25-26, 2006 • Chicago, Illinois
See the conference brochure.

Call for Papers

The steering committee of the International Conference on Long-Life Concrete Pavements has issued a call for papers for the October 2006, 2-day event. Various aspects of concrete pavement design, construction, and materials technologies that result in long-life pavements will be addressed. The conference is targeted at pavement, materials, and geotechnical engineering professionals who are involved in various aspects of concrete pavement design, construction, testing and evaluation, and rehabilitation.

Papers on topics related to long-life concrete pavements are solicited:

best construction practices
innovations in materials and construction
lessons learned from early failures
improved joint systems
surface characteristics and drainage requirements
effective maintenance, repairs, and rehabilitation to extend service life
life cycle cost considerations
and other emerging topics

SPONSORS

Federal Highway Administration
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Concrete Pavement Association
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Illinois Department of Transportation
International Society for Concrete Pavements
National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
Portland Cement Association
Transportation Research Board

Paper acceptance will be based on peer review of the manuscript (not longer than the lesser of 7500 words or 25 pages). Presentations of a commercial nature or that have been previously published will not be accepted. Submit paper abstracts by March 1 to Seungwook Lim, CTLGroup, 5565 Sterrett Place, Ste. 312, Columbia, MD 21044, USA; e-mail: SWLim@CTLGroup.com; fax: 410-997-8480; phone: 410-997-0400.

The conference venue and hotel are conveniently located near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Discounted hotel rooms ($144 plus tax) can be reserved at the Doubletree Hotel in Rosemont using the group reservation code "2006 Concrete Conference." The hotel is adjacent to the conference center. For additional conference or exhibit information, contact Shiraz Tayabji (STayabji@CTLGroup.com; 410-997-0400).

Send address corrections to: Woodward Communications, 1420 N St., NW, Ste. 102, Washington, DC 20005; fax: 202-347-6938; e-mail: dblumenthal@woodwardcom.com.

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The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers' names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the object of the article.

January 2006
FHWA-IF-06-029

Safer, Smoother, Quieter, Longer Lasting

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