A Practical Guide to Concrete Parking Lots
Proper subgrade preparation will ensure superior performance of your concrete pavement. Read more
A Practical Guide to Low Volume Concrete Streets
Concrete pavement has long been considered the most cost effective and sustainable pavement choice due to its ability to carry heavy traffic loads for long periods of time requiring only minimal routine maintenance and repairs over its performance life. Read more
Concrete: For Today, For the Future
I’m part of your everyday life, though you may not even realize it. I get people to work, provide a resting place for vehicles, insulate buildings, guide people through parks, even decorate gardens! Read more
Curing Guidelines
Curing is the maintenance of a satisfactory moisture content and temperature in concrete for a period of time immediately following placing and finishing so that the desired properties may develop. Read more
CIP 28 – Pervious Concrete
Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass through it, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and recharging ground water levels. Read more
Exploring Porous Pavement Maintenance Strategies
Mn/DOT demonstrated a porous pavement vacuuming process using equipment owned and operated by Reliakor, a Minnesota-based Company at MnROAD on November 4, 2009. Read more
Exterior Concrete Standards
Aggregate should conform to ASTM C33 Class 5S minimum. A better specification is MN/DOT 3137. Read more
Great River Regional Library
The new Great River Regional Library is located in the City of St Cloud overlooking the Lake George area. Read more |
Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites
This 120,000 square-foot parking lot was converted from asphalt to concrete. Read more
MPCA – Industrial Stormwater
Guidebook
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s mission of
working with state residents and businesses to protect,
conserve and improve our environment reflects these
values as do the regulatory actions we are authorized
to take. The Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General
Permit is one of the most recent examples of this
commitment. Read more
MPCA Site Inspection Form
NSSGA Guiding Principles for Sustainability
Members of NSSGA have a good story to tell the American people about the aggregates industry. Crushed stone, sand and gravel truly are the basic materials in practically everything that makes modern life possible and enjoyable. Read more
PPT Regarding Shoreview's 3rd Party Endorsements
2009 pervious concrete street project.
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TERRA (Transportation Engineering & Road Research Alliance) Pervious Concrete Fact Sheet
Storm water runoff can have harmful effects on our streams, lakes, and wetlands. To reduce this problem, TERRA is leading the way with innovative research into the use of pervious pavements in northern climates. Read more
Understanding Concrete Popouts
What is a popout? A popout is a hole in a concrete surface left after an aggregate particle has expanded and worked itself loose. Read more
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