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A variety of resources suitable for owners, architects,

engineers, concrete producers, contractors, and other

concrete and construction industry organizations.

 

Articles

 

       •  Construction Specifier Magazine Article

 

       •  "NC State University Permeable Pavement Research and Changes to the

        State of NC Runoff Credit System"  From the 8th International Conference on

           Concrete Block Paving, November 2006.

 

       •  "Structural Design of Permeable Pavements Worksheet"  North Carolina State

           University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering - College of

           Agriculture and Life Sciences.

 

       •  "Hydraulic Design for Permeable Pavement Worksheet"  North Carolina State

           University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering - College of

           Agriculture and Life Sciences.

 

       •  "Infiltration Opportunities in Parking-Lot Designs Reduce Runoff and

        Pollution"  By Betty Rushton, Ph. D., Southwest Florida Water Management

           District. An analysis of the treatment train used in the parking lot of the Florida

          Aquarium in Tampa. From the 7th Biennial Stormwater Research and Watershed

           Management Conference in Florida.

 

       •  "Mix Design Development for Pervious Concrete in Cold Weather Climates"             National Concrete Pavement Technology Center - Final Report, February 2006.

 

       •  "Oil Retention and Microbial Ecology in Porous Pavement Structures" 

           Coventry University, School of Science and The Environment.

 

       •  "Heavy Metal Retention Within a Porous Pavement Structure"

           Department of Civil Engineering, Urban Water Management - University of Essen.

 

Downloadable / Printable Brochures

 

       •  Concrete in Practice (CIP): Pervious Concrete

 

       •  "Concrete Parking Areas-- They're GREEN"

 

       •  "When it Rains, It Drains" (4-page Pervious Concrete brochure)

 

       •  Freeze-Thaw / Pervious Brochure (17 pages)

 

Publications Available for Purchase

 

       •  Concrete in Practice (CIP): Pervious Concrete

 

       •  "When it Rains, It Drains" (4-page Pervious Concrete brochure)

 

       •  Freeze-Thaw / Pervious Brochure (17 pages)

 

       •  "Pervious Concrete Pavement" (NRMCA / PCA Publication)

 

       •  Pervious Concrete - Combination Package of 3

 

 

At no cost, owners, architects and engineers can request up to five copies of the brochure When it Rains, It Drains. Email requests to mbarringer@nrmca.org.

 

 

Click here for a comprehensive selection of publications on pervious concrete and other concrete subjects at the NRMCA e-store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ConcreteAnswers

 for Architects, Engineers and Developers:

 

Concrete

Answers.org

 

ConcreteParking.org

 

GreenConcrete.info

 

Concrete
Buildings.org

 

SelfConsolidating

Concrete.org

 

FlowableFill.org

 

GreenRoofTops.org

 

 


 

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