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Advances in the science of concrete materials have led to the development of a new class of cementitious composites, namely ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). UHPC is a high-strength, ductile material formulated by combining Portland cement, silica fume, quartz flour, fine silica sand, high-range water reducer, water and steel or organic fibers.
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The Board Installation and Awards Reception at Mercer Oaks Country Club on June 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Click here to register.
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Anyone who has ever put off repairs on their home or car knows the perils of deferred maintenance. Procrastinate for too long and you may soon reach the point of catastrophe as problems compound themselves and your repair bill skyrockets.
Our nation's habit of deferring infrastructure investment has led to disrepair giving way to a state of emergency — our roads, rails, bridges, and highways are in many cases literally crumbling.
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Tap into West Orange
The NJ Assembly passed legislation May 26 to create a task force to review the state's drinking water sources. It cleared the Assembly in a 64-0 vote.
The legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon, Mila Jasey, Tim Eustace and Jamel Holley, who noted the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has raised concerns across the country about the water filtration process and the risk of contaminates in the water system, especially lead.
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WKXW-FM
The seemingly dry topic of water-protection rules could provoke a Statehouse rarity by month's end: A legislative veto that invalidates new Department of Environmental Protection rules.
On the chopping block are new DEP rules governing development in flood-hazard zones and management of coastal zones and storm water.
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NJ.com
A taskforce of architects has published a report on lightweight construction in the wake of the 2015 fire that destroyed an Edgewater apartment building.
The report is an attempt to set the record straight after the wood-frame construction at the Avalon Edgewater apartment complex was widely implicated in its destruction, Justin Mihalik, president of the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects, said.
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Mount Olive Chronicle
The chance of being killed by a railway propane explosion is less than the risk of being killed by lightning but Mayor Rob Greenbaum still doesn't like the odds.
Greenbaum is leading an effort by local and Morris County officials to force a Canadian-based company to remove 20 rail cars filled with butane and propane that are being stored along a railroad spur in Flanders.
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NJ Spotlight
New York may soon be joining five other states in trying to develop offshore wind farms in the waters along the Eastern Seaboard.
The U.S. Department of Interior said it would propose a lease sale of 81,130 acres about 11 miles south of Long Island as part of the Obama administration's efforts to exploit coastal waters as a clean-energy resource.
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NJ Spotlight
With a crisis in Atlantic City apparently averted, Trenton's attention will turn — after the Memorial Day weekend — to the virtually exhausted Transportation Trust Fund.
With competing schemes to revive the fund being floated, there will be plenty to argue about. And just to keep things interesting, lawmakers will also be pushing to wrap up a new state budget by the June 30 deadline.
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Courier-Post
Recyclers have illegally dumped construction debris and contaminated soil in South Jersey, Middlesex County and elsewhere around the state, State Commission of Investigation (SCI) agents testified at a hearing Monday. Two sites are along Pennsauken Creek and Route 73 in Palmyra and at Cliffwood Beach in Old Bridge along Raritan Bay.
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NJ Spotlight
The Legislature looked into fixing New Jersey's solar industry, but precisely where and whether it needs mending seemed uncertain by the day's end.
In an echo of a bill passed four years ago, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee adopted a measure (S-2276) aimed at averting a potential crash of the sector due to declining state mandates governing how much electricity must be generated by solar systems.
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New Jersey Herald
Bill and Torri Koppenaal will never forget their 19th wedding anniversary.
A celebratory dinner with their three children was delayed for about two hours, for a most unusual reason.
The Sussex County freeholder board was slated to approve, on May 26, Koppenaal's promotion to county engineer.
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Asbury Park Press
With the Transportation Trust Fund set to run dry by summer's end, legislators are scrambling to find a solution that will replace the state's annual transportation budget of $1.6 billion.
One of the proposed solutions would increase the state's gasoline tax by 20 to 40 cents per gallon. The gasoline tax currently in place is priced at 14.5 cents per gallon. New Jersey has not seen a gasoline tax increase in 28 years and has the second lowest gasoline tax in the country.
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| | 2015-2016 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| President |
Michael J. Hope, PE |
| President-Elect |
Mark Janiszewski, PE |
| Vice President |
Vatsal A. Shah, PE |
| Secretary |
Michael J. Bennink, PE |
| Treasurer |
William Castle, PE |
| First Past President |
Mark V. Shourds, PE, PP |
| NSPE Director At Large |
Brian Van Nortwick, EIT |
| NSPE Delegate |
Richard Olsen, PE |
| Counsel |
Lawrence Powers, Esq. |
| Executive Director |
Joseph A. Simonetta, CAE |
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