Concrete is easy to work with, versatile, durable, and economical. It is also one of the safest building materials available, with a few common-sense precautions. Portland Cement Association Logo

Quick reopening: Roads can be reopened in as short as six hours. Low life-cycle cost: Consumes minimal materials, energy, and other resources for construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation activities throughout its service life.

As we look to the future, cement and concrete manufacturers are innovating new processes and products so we can meet our industry goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. The Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality

Concrete — made with cement — is critical for constructing highways, bridges, tunnels, mass transit systems, airports, runways, sidewalks, dams, spillways, reservoirs, drinking and wastewater infrastructure, and commercial and residential buildings.

Oct 12, 2021 · The Roadmap demonstrates how the U.S. cement and concrete industry, along with its entire value chain, can address climate change, decrease GHGs and eliminate barriers that are restricting environmental progress.

The kit is designed to help you understand and share information about the cement and concrete industry—an economic engine for the U.S. with a clear set of goals for reaching carbon neutrality. Fact Sheets

Cement is a key ingredient of concrete, typically making up 10 to 15 percent of the concrete mix by volume. Portland cement and portland-limestone cement are the most common types of cement used in concrete.

The FDR process begins with using a road reclaimer to pulverize an existing asphalt pavement and a portion of the underlying base, subbase, and/or subgrade. Usually the pulverized material is uniformly blended with an additional stabilizing

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