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Road Pavements Forum (RPF)

15th Road Pavements Forum - 6 & 7 MAY 2008
MPEKWENI BEACH RESORT, EASTERN CAPE

Final Agenda

KEYNOTE SESSION Chair: T Distin (Sabita)
Welcome, Announcements and Overview of the Programme  
Transport Infrastructure Delivery in the Eastern Cape: Achievements and Challenges Mr MS Peterson
(DoT, Eastern Cape)
Are we Meeting the Road Transport Needs of South Africa? P Nordengen
Rebuilding the Human Resource Capital in the Road Sector L Sampson
Open discussion  
LUNCH  
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS

Chair: N Pienaar (ASPASA)

Forecast for Construction Industry and Challenges

P Blaauw

Gauteng Freeway Improvement Scheme: Road Design Alternatives and Construction Material Consumption Estimates

L Kannemeyer

Employment Creation through Labour-Intensive Construction:

 

- EPWP in Perspective

G Martins

- Application of Thin Continuously-Reinforced Concrete Pavements in the Residential Environment J Wiggett
- Women Empowerment in Construction: Hamanskraal Case Study D Pagel/V Mphafudi
- Ugie-Langeni Concrete Road in the Transkei J Gibberd
- Overview of the GDPTRW’s Labour-Intensive Construction Guidelines L Sampson
FEEDBACK FROM RPF WORKING GROUPS Chair: B Perrie (C&CI)
Seal Design Input Parameters

D Rossmann

HMA Design, QA, performance & Specifications

A Taute

Use of RAP in Hot-Mix Asphalt

T Distin

Environmentally-Sustainable Practices in Road Construction

B Verhaeghe

Appropriate Use of Stabilised Materials

Dr P Paige-Green/B Perrie

Accelerated Pavement Testing:

 
- Protocols for MMLS Testing

Prof F Hugo

- HVS-Associated Technology Development Programme

L Sampson

COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY ASPASA, C&CI, CSIR, SABITA, SARF AND SARMA
WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE  
INDUSTRY DOCUMENTATION

Chair: T Distin (Sabita)

Management of Industry Documentation:  
- Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) I McDonald
- Road Materials Committee (RMC) R Lindsay
Status of Industry Documentation:

 

- COLTO Specifications, TMHs & TRHs

K van der Walt

- Sabita and Asphalt Academy Guidelines

T Distin

- C&CI Guidelines B Perrie
Specific Feedback on Industry Documentation:  
- TRH12: Road Rehabilitation Guidelines Prof G Jordaan
- TMH1: Asphalt Materials

P Myburgh

QUALITY IN THE INUSTRY Chair: P Nordengen (CSIR)
Proficiency Testing Scheme

R Damhuis

Sabita HSE Self-Accreditation Scheme

T Distin

PROGRESS REPORTS

Chair: P Nordengen (SARF)

Feedback on Pavement Design Methods:  
- Flexible Pavements

L Kannemeyer

- Structural design of block pavements including the design of permeable paving J Cairns
Study on Rutting Characteristics of Hot-Mix Asphalt: Progress Report E Denneman
Bitumen Stabilisation Guidelines:  
- Mix Design of Bitumen Stabilised Materials Prof K Jenkins
- Development of Test Procedures to Assess the Durability of Bitumen J Muller
RESOLUTIONS

B Verhaeghe

CPD Points Certificate  
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