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17^th Road Pavements Forum - 13 & 14 MAY 2009
PROTEA HOTEL, GEORGE, WESTERN CAPE
Final Agenda

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
-South African Road Federation	M Mitchell
-Aggregates, Cement and Concrete	B Perrie
- Bituminous materials	S Solomons
-Feedback from the RPF Sustainability Working Group	B Verhaeghe/E Sadzik
-Progress report on Knysna’s bypass	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
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