17th Road Pavements Forum

PROTEA HOTEL, GEORGE, WESTERN CAPE
13 & 14 MAY 2009
AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE
KEYNOTE SESSION Chair: N Pienaar (ASPASA)
Welcome, Announcements and Overview of the Programme
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE PROVISION OF ROADS
Setting the Scene
Overview of National and International Industry Activities in Support of Sustainability:		 L Van Wyk
M Mitchell
B Perrie
S Solomons
B Verhaeghe
E Sadzik
K van der Walt
Open discussion
LUNCH
HOW TO ADDRESS SKILLS SHORTAGES IN OUR INDUSTRY Chair: P Nordengen (SARF)
Eden District Municipality H Mettler
Capacity Coordination for Roads & Feedback from the Asphalt Academy L Sampson
Feedback from the South African Road Federation P Nordengen
Feedback from ASPASA N Pienaar
TEA
PROGRESS REPORT ON INDUSTRY DOCUMENTATION Chair: P Myburgh (Sabita)
Feedback from the Chair P Myburgh
South African Pavement Engineering Manual: Status Report K Jenkins
Concrete Roads Construction Manual B Perrie
Design of Slurry Seals G van Zyl
COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY ASPASA, C&CI, CSIR, SABITA, SARF AND SARMA

THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE
FEEDBACK ON INDUSTRY-RELATED ACTIVITIES Chair: B Perrie (C&CI)
DBSA Infrastructure Barometer P Copley
Harmonisation of Pavement Condition Reporting P Nordengen
Overview of SANRAL Projects L Kannemeyer
Feedback from SARF on Sector Activities P Nordengen
Feedback on ASPASA and SARMA Annual Audits N Pienaar
Feedback from the APT Steering Committee L Sampson
TEA
PROGRESS REPORT ON SA PAVEMENT DESIGN METHOD Chair: B Verhaeghe (CSIR)
Status Report L Kannemeyer
Post Calibration of Weigh-in-Motion Devices and Random Error Correction L Kannemeyer
Preliminary Mechanistic-Empirical Design Model for Unbound Materials H Theyse
Discussion
LUNCH
APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND PRACTICES Chair: N Pienaar (SARMA)
Progress Report: Ultra-Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavements
–Implementation in Gauteng
–Performance under HVS Testing		 L du Plessis
Progress Report: Warm-Mix Asphalt
–Feedback on WMA Conference
–eThekweni WMA Trials		 K Naidoo
Optimising Gravel Road Maintenance in the Eden District Municipality H Ottervanger
G van Zyl
Appropriate Standards for Bituminous Surfacings for Township Roads G van Zyl
SUMMARY AND RESOLUTIONS B Verhaeghe
CPD Certificate