Photo Gallery

A photo gallery of projects and applications of cement and concrete in Texas.

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2012 New Braunfels RCC Road Construction and Demo On January 13, 2012, Cemex held a public demonstration in New Braunfels for the construction of a 1/2+ mile long segment of Solms Road (west of I-35 to the railroad tracks). The demo attracted over 100 public agency personnel from cities, counties, and TxDOT, as well as engineers and construction professionals. This road was a reconstruction of a badly deteriorated asphalt road that is the principal truck access road to the Cemex cement plant from I-35. The pavement section consisted of a cement/lime-modified subgade layer, with cement-treated base on top, and RCC pavement (9 in) as the surface. The RCC placed during the demo was a section between I-35 and FM 482, with curb and gutter. A section placed in December 2012 (west of FM 482), had no curb and gutter. The older section, during the demo, was diamond ground to improve smoothness and rideability at higher speeds.

2011 Hornsby Bend Concrete Pavements, Austin Continuously reinforced concrete pavements were engineered by HVJ Associates and built by Chasco Constructors in, 2011, as 1200' x 530' (15 ac) extension, w/ rainwater storage (2 x 100 yr storms). Jointed reinforced concrete pavement repairs to the original 25 year-old roller compacted concrete material processing area and ring road were also done by HVJ and Chasco. The original RCC had no subbase, and no stabilized subgrade. The RCC built 1986, and constructed by Peltz Contractors is still going strong, after daily heavy use. Austin Water, Chasco Constructors, and HVJ Associates received the American Concrete Pavement Association's Gold Excellence in Concrete Paving Award for Industrial/Specialty Pavements at its December 2011 Convention.

2011 RCC Symposium and Port of Houston Demo On October 5-6, 2011, the CCT held a Roller-Compacted Concrete Symposium at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston. As a highlight of that event, attendees were transported to the Houston Port Authority's Bayport Terminal, where RCC contractor Rollcon provided a demo of RCC paving, using high-density pavers.

2011 San Angelo-Grape Creek Road RCC Pavement In October, 2010, the City of San Angelo constructed a section of Grape Creek Road with RCC pavement. Reece-Albert was the contractor. Placed and compacted to 6 inches thick, the 15,000+ square yard project took 5 days of actual paving to complete. After compaction, a concrete curing compound was immediately applied to maintain the internal moisture that all concrete requires to build strength. Within two hours, joints were cut using an early entry saw. Within a few days, Grape Creek Road was back in use by the citizens of San Angelo.

Belknap Place, San Antonio, 1914 Concrete Street Belknap Place is the oldest concrete street still in active use in Texas. It was built in 1914, and used an innovative (then and now) two-lift construction process. It also included stamped concrete on the surface to simulate the look of brick

2011 Brazos Street Construction, Austin Photos of Brazos Street reconstruction, January 2011, South of State Capitol building (South of 11th Street). Austin, traditionally an asphalt city, is utilizing concrete pavements to provide lower life cycle costs, fewer maintenance and repair closures, and integrated, brightly aesthetic streetscapes, that include the roadway, sidewalks, and landscaping.

2011 North Port Road, Concrete Reconstruction, Corpus Christi North Port Road is being reconstructed in the City of Corpus Christi out of concrete pavement. Corpus Christi, traditionally an asphalt pavement city, has chosen concrete for this application because of its superior load handling capability and low life cycle costs. The road serviced Port traffic, including many heavy trucks.

2010 Alamo Heights Fire Station Pervious Concrete In March 2010, the City of Alamo Heights hosted a demonstration of pervious concrete placement at its fire station. The pervious concrete, approximately 150' x 16' would serve as a entrance/exit lane for fire trucks, and washing operations. The concrete was placed in two days, with the second day reserved for the demo, which was organized by the Cement Council of Texas, and sponsored by the City, Alamo Concrete Products and Magruder Construction (Alamo and Magruder donated pervious concrete material and construction services). 120 agency officials from local cities, counties and TxDOT, as well as engineers, architects, and contractors, attended to view this innovative and sustainable pavement system.