Concrete-the sustainable infrastructure material for the 21st century trb, 2006

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Concrete
The Sustainable Infrastructure Material for the 21st Century

A Keynote Paper Presented by EDWARD G. NAWY at the Honorary Forum, Dialogue with Leaders in the Design and Construction of Transportation Facilities Sponsored by the TRB Concrete Materials Section January 23, 2006TRB 85th Annual Meeting Washington, D.C.

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Design andConstruction Group L. David Suits, North American Geosynthetics Society, Chair Concrete Materials Section Michael M. Sprinkel, Virginia Transportation Research Council, Chair Basic Research and Emerging Technologies Related to Concrete Committee Mohammad Shamim Khan, Professional Service Industries, Inc., Chair Properties of Concrete Committee Richard A. Miller, University of Cincinnati, Chair...