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16^th Road Pavements Forum - 11 & 12 NOVEMBER 2008
CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, PRETORIA, GAUTENG
Final Agenda

KEYNOTE SESSION	P Nordengen (SARF)
Welcome, Announcements and Overview of the Programme
CHALLENGES OF PROVINCIAL ROAD DELIVERY: HOW CAN INDUSTRY ASSIST?
Setting the Scene Note: Presentation will be uploaded in January 2009	J Sampson
RCB Feedback on the Condition of the Provincial Road Network	I McDonald/J Mulaudzi
Feedback from the Provinces:
Gauteng	A Kilian
North-West	E Thebe
Open discussion
LUNCH
FEEDBACK ON CONFERENCES AND COURSES	Chair: N Pienaar (SARMA)
- 9^th International Conference on Concrete Pavements	B Perrie
- 4^th E&E Congress & 1st International Spray Seals Conference	T Distin
- 6^th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics	B Verhaeghe
- Education/Training and H&S in Australia Extractive Industry	N Pienaar
- 3^rd International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing	L du Plessis
TEA
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRY DOCUMENTATION	Chair: N Pienaar (ASPASA)
- Coordination of Skills Development in the Roads Sector	L Sampson
- South African Pavement Engineering Manual: Status Report	K Jenkins
- Overview of the new SANRAL Routine Road Maintenance Manual	JC van der Walt
COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY ASPASA, C&CI, CSIR, SABITA, SARF AND SARMA
WEDNESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2008
REGISTRATION: TEA AND COFFEE
FEEDBACK FROM WORKING GROUPS	Chair: H Ittmann (CSIR)
- Revision of TMH1	D Wright
- Status of Material Testing	B Pearce
- Bitumen Specifications	T Distin
- Cementitious Stabilisation	B Perrie
- Bituminous Stabilisation	F Long
- Revised Protocols for MMLS Testing	F Hugo
TEA
TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE	Chair: B Perrie (C&CI)
- Labour-Intensive Construction Manual in support of EPWP	L Sampson
- Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project: Consumption of Materials	H Kotze / J Hattingh
- Two Options for Concrete Pavement Reconstruction	P Joubert
- New South African Flexible Pavement Design Method	L Kannemeyer
- HMA Rut Challenge: Overview of APT Results	W Steyn
- Production Shift of Aggregate Size to 22mm	R Bonser
LUNCH
SUSTAINABILITY	Chair: T Distin (Sabita)
- Feedback from the Working Group on Sustainability	E Sadzik
- Feedback from the Working Group on RAP & Warm Mix Asphalt Trials in eThekweni	T Distin / T Lewis
- Use of Ultra-Thin Reinforced Concrete in Road Pavements	B Perrie / R Louw
- High-Modulus Asphalt: Structural Design Examples	E Horak
SUMMARY AND RESOLUTIONS	T Distin
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