Road Pavements Forum (RPF)

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3rd Road Pavements Forum - 13 & 14 November 2001
Meeting

KEYNOTE SESSION	Chair: P Hendricks
Welcome, Announcements and Overview of the Programme	P Hendricks
Progress towards the development of formal skills development programmes for the South African roads construction industry	T Meyer

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT	Chair: P Hendricks

Status Report on Skills Availability and Skills Development:
Asphalt Industry	L Sampson / K Falkenberg
Cement and Concrete Industry	R du Preez
Built Environment Professionals	L Sampson
Materials Testing Qualification	L van Rensburg
Status of courses and curricula at tertiary education institutions	K Jenkins

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER	Chair: P Myburgh
Technology Transfer Centres: Their role, structure and plans	K Kistan

Feedback from conferences:
5th International Conference on Managing Pavements held in Seattle (August 2001)	A Visser
7th Conference on Concrete Pavements held in Orlando (September 2001)	B Perrie
1st International Symposium on Subgrade Stabilisation and In Situ Pavements Recycling Using Cement held in Salamanca (October 2001)	M de Beer

Feedback from working groups:	Chair: B Perrie
Bitumen Price Index	P Myburgh
Bitumen Specifications	P Myburgh
Modified binders	D Rossmann
Cement Stabilisation	P Paige-Green
Foamed Asphalt Working Group	H Theyse
Laboratory testing and accreditation	R Clayton
Feedback on Road Budgets	W Steyn

WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER
TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE (1)	Chair: E Horak
Overview of the AASHTO 2002 pavement design guide	B Perrie
Overview of the CSIR-UCB Research Programme	H Theyse
Pavement-vehicle interaction: Implications on the design and performance of pavements	M de Beer / W Steyn
Vehicle Overloading Management in the Province of Gauteng	P Nordengen

TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE (2)	Chair: A Taute
A review of aggregate and concrete specifications in the COLTO document	B Peter
Appropriate standards for thin-layer concrete surfacings: Experimental design	P Strauss
Composite pavements on Townhill	H Wolff
Black Top Committee: a joint initiative in the Western Cape Availability/curtailment of bitumen supplies	J Onraet
Industry guidelines: Guidelines on the design and use of foamed asphalt	F Long

Closing Session
Final resolutions and Closure