Associations

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Pulications accredited labs, links to states.
• American Concrete Institute, International - ACI. Technical and education society relating to concrete structures.
• American Concrete Pavement Association. Representing the concrete pavement industry.
• American Road and Transportation Builders Association - ARTBA. Info on advocacy for infrastructure programs. Great links to State DOT's.
• American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM. Consensus Standards setting organization. Order copies of standards on-line. Meetings.
• American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE. Professional society for civil engineers. Committee activities, publications, training.
• Asphalt Institute - AI. Technical info, publications, training programs.
• National Asphalt Pavement Association. Representing the asphalt pavement industry.
• National Lime Association. Representing the companies producing calcium oxide.(lime).
• National Mining Association. Trade association of the mining industry and related businesses.
• National Ready Mix Concrete Association - NRMCA. Representing producers of ready mixed concrete.
• Portland Cement Association - PCA. Technical publications and reports.
• The Road Information Program - TRIP. Economic, environmental, and technical data on highway transportation issues.
• Transportation Construction Coalition. Info to help move federal legislation for highways and bridges.

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Engineering/Research

• Civil Engineering Research Foundation - CERF. ASCE's research foundation. Operates innovative technology centers.
• FHWA Office of Technology Applications. FHWA's Superpave site with a directory of resources.
• International Center for Aggregates Research. The one-stop-shop for aggregates related information. 1998 Symposium registration info.
• National Quality Initiative - NQI. Joint government and industry activity promoting quality in highway construction. Links to 'quality' sites.
• North Central Superpave Site. Site at Purdue University addressing regional Superpave issues and training.
• SHRP Information Clearinghouse. Information on implementation of Superpave and other SHRP products.
• South Central Superpave Site. University of Texas site with excellent background articles on Superpave.
• Transportation Research Board. Highway Research information and publications.

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Research Centers

• Trenchless Technology Center

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Government

• American Institute for Pollution Prevention. Pollution prevention ideas.
• Government Printing Office (GPO). Access to searchable databases of Budget, Bills, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, Federal Register, Public Law.
• Environmental Protection Agency. Gateway to environmental law and regulation.
• Metric Clearinghouse. Info on adoption of the metric system in the highway industry.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• USUS Army Corps of Engineers. Gateway to the Corps' sites.
• US Department of Commerce - NOAA. Marine ESA administration, national weather service, climate research.
• US Department of Interior - US Fish and Wildlife Service. ESA administration for land living resources.
• US Department of Transportation. Statistical data, background info and a gateway to other related sites.
• US Geological Survey. Minerals information and statistics.
• USGS Front Range Infrastructure Research Project. Info on location and characteristics of natural aggregate resources for sustaining infrastructure.
• The Library of Congress - Thomas project.
• The US House of Representatives. Access to members and committees.
• The US House of Representatives - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. General committee and issue info. Access to the Surface Transportation Subcommittee.
• The US Senate. Senator's home pages and email; committee links.
• Searchable data bases of current legislative information.

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International

• Federation of Master Builders BRIX - Builders Resource and Info. Exchange UK Trade Association.
• ISEE--International Society of Explosives Engineers. Jeff Dean, Director # is 216-349-4004.

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Publications

• Aggregates Manager Magazine. Trade publication.
• Engineering News Record (ENR) Magazine. Cost indexes and good links to other construction related and government sites.
• FW Dodge. Construction data, growth and trends.
• Natural Aggregates - Foundation of America's Future: USGS Publication. Aggregates are a basic raw material used in agriculture, construction and processing industries.
• Rock Products. Trade publication.
• Pit & Quarry. Trade publication.

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Safety and Health

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ?Health information.
• American Industrial Hygiene Association ?Certified labs, helpful link.
• American Society of Safety Engineers ?Safety information.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Cornell University ? Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ? Safety, health and regulatory information.
• National Environmental Training Association ?Training.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ?Safety, health and research information.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ?Searchable database on mining research.
• National Safety Council ?General safety information.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration ? Safety, health and regulatory information.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration ?Silica advisor.
• Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Centers ?Research information specific to mining.
• Safety and Health Online ?Free online training information.

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State Aggregate Associations

• Georgia Crushed Stone Association
• Colorado Rock Producers Association
• Kansas Aggregates Producers Association
• Mining Association of South Carolina, Inc.
• Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association
• San Diego County Rock Producers Association
• Southern California Rock Producers Association
• Virginia Aggregates Association

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Organization

• GCTA

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