China has demonstrated autonomous paving at the 280 km Jinde Expressway construction project on April 24, 2021. This is by far the largest intelligent construction in China. Two autonomous XCMG pavers and fix autonomous XCMG rollers were used for this demonstration. The demonstration indicates a workforce reduction of 66% and
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4th ICTG Workshop on Intelligent Compaction Technologies in Earthworks, May 24, 2021
During the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG), we will conduct a half-day workshop on intelligent compaction technologies in earthworks on May 24, 2021. The speakers include Prof. Soheil Nazarian (UTEP, USA; International Society for Intelligent Construction ISIC Vice-President), Dr. George K. Chang (Transtec Group, USA; ISIC President), Prof. António Gomes Correia
Continue readingISIC Webinar Straight-to-Recording – Introduction To Intelligent Construction – Posted
The recording for the International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) webinar 003 Introduction to ICT for Transportation Infrastructure is posted. It can be freely viewed by the public. This webinar summarizes the contents of the ISIC book series No. 1, “Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technology (ICT) for Transportation Infrastructure.” The topics will
Continue readingISIC Talks about The Path to a Smoother Road
The ISIC president, Dr. George K. Chang of Transtec Group, and Technical Committee member, Don Mathews of Pavement Recycling System, talk about the Path to Smoother Road, in a TOPCON Podcast. The video version of this TOPCON Podcast is available on YouTube. Dr. Chang and Mr. Mathews explain how the
Continue readingISIC Webinar – Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technology on April 1, 2021
The date for the ISIC Webinar Series No. 3 “Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technologies for Transportation Infrastructure” is firmed up on April 1, 2021. Please check out the webinar webpage for further details.
Continue readingISIC Committee Member Dr. Lee Demonstrates IC Implementation in Australia
Dr. Jeffrey Lee of the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) demonstrates the implementation of Intelligent Compaction (IC) Technology on Queensland roads, Australia. Dr. Lee is also a Technical Committee Member of ISIC. Dr. George K. Chang of the Transtec Group, President of ISIC, has been working with Dr. Lee to
Continue readingISIC Executive Member Prof. Nazarian Named Engineer of the Year by TSPE
Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, was named Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) El Paso Chapter for his vast academic, professional, and community contributions. Prof. is a Vice-President and an Executive Committee member of
Continue readingISIC 2021 Calendar and Milestones
ISIC has kicked off 2021 with a lot of planning efforts behind the scene. The ISIC 2021 calendar and milestones are presented here.#IntelligentConstruction @ISIC.org
Continue readingUpdate of ISIC Strategic Plan
The ISIC 5-year strategic plan (from 2020 to 2024) is updated. ISIC members need to log in online before viewing this version.
Continue readingSeason’s Greetings from ISIC
On behalf of the International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) Committees, I’d like to wish all ISIC global members and friends wonderful 2020 holidays and happy New Year 2021! 2020 is a challenging year for everybody! However, we look forward to 2021 and beyond with ISIC: the second year of
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