Technical Notes

Portland Cement Concrete

• Pervious Concrete Pavement
• Weather And How To Minimize Its Effects On Concrete
• Colored Concrete
• XYPEX Concrete Waterproofing
• Concrete Surface Defects
• Control Joints for Concrete Slabs
• Designing Concrete for Special Uses
• Efflorescence—Causes, Removal and Prevention
• Plastic Shrinkage Cracking
• Roller Compacted Concrete
• Stamped Concrete (Application Guide)
• Low Drying Shrinkage
• Vapor Barriers Under Concrete Floor Slabs: Friend or Foe?
• AB 574 Summary
• Recycle Definitions for Portland Cement Concrete
• Graniterock’s Use of Recycled Materials
• The Use of Recycled Materials in the Production of Portland Cement Concrete
• Performance Grade System for Asphalt Binder
• Graniterock Offers Another Way to Go Green
• Graniterock Ofrece Otra Manera de Ir Verde
• Summary of Amendments to Caltrans Standard Specification, Section 90 Portland Cement Concrete
• El resumen de Enmiendas a Caltrans Especificación Estándar, la Sección 90 Cemento Puro – Portland Cement

Asphaltic Concrete

• Raveling in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements
• An Overview of Asphalt Sealer Systems
• Integral Colored Asphalt
• Chip Seals
• Cold Pour Crack Filler
• Cold Weather Asphaltic Concrete Compaction
• Fog Seal Emulsion
• Asphalt Rubber
• GranitePatch (Application and Use Guide)
• GraniteSeal (Application and Use Guide)
• Oil Spot Sealer (Application and Use Guide)
• Open Graded Mixes
• Pavement Smoothness
• Recycling Asphalt and Concrete
• Roller Checking
• Asphalt Segregation
• Slurry Seal Emulsion
• Tack Coat Emulsion
• Tender Mixes
• Compaction of Tender Mixes
• General Information for Hot Mix Asphalt Operations
• Asphalt Compaction Tables
• Rubberized Asphalt Concrete—Available Options
• Hot Mix Asphalt Tennis Courts
• Perpetual Pavements
• Paving The Way For Smoother Roads
• Workability of Hot Mix Asphalt
• Building Durable Longitudinal Joints
• The Future of California’s Asphalt Binder Specifications
• El futuro de las especificaciones de ligantes asfálticos en California
• Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
• Warm Mix Asphalt
• Why Should Contractors Focus on Pavement Smoothness?
• New Section 39 Standards for Flexible Pavements
• Porous Asphalt Pavement

Aggregate

• Effects Of Improper Field Testing Practices
• Compaction of Subgrades and Aggregate Base Courses
• A.R. Wilson Quarry Recycle Services
• GraniteXpress Loading Procedures
• Bank Fill Sand
• Concrete Sand
• Santa Cruz Golf Course Sand
• Santa Cruz Golf Course Sand—RootZone
• Santa Cruz Fairway Top-Dresssing Sand
• Masonry Sand
• Plaster Sand #2
• Industrial Sand
• Utility Trench Sand
• Washed Sand
• Black Soil Sand Mix
• Quail Hollow #2 Plaster Sand
• Southside 1″ × #4 Round Rock
• Southside 1 ½″ Round Rock
• 110 Utility Sand
• Bedding Sand
• Rancher’s Baserock
• Aggregate Glossary
• AREMA #4 1 ½″ Ballast
• Aggregate Baserock Primer
• Black Soil Mix Sand
• Non-Spec. Washed Sand
• Rock Slope Protection / Rip Rap
• Permeable Aggregate Materials and Filter Fabrics
• Screening Aggregates
• Segregation in Aggregate Base Stockpiles
• A Cost-Effective Alternative to Compacted Soil Backfill
• Using Multiple 2D Projections To Characterize 3D Irregular Particles
• Advantages of Light-Colored “Cooler” Aggregates in Roadway Maintenance
• Aggregates Testing

Miscellaneous

• Meeting Today’s Challenge: Training Your Construction Crews
• Especificaciones de funcionamiento: El camino a pavimentos de calidad
• Using the Right Tool for the Job