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Conference Programme

CAPSA'04 DRAFT PROGRAMME
Sat 11 Sept
14:00 - 17:00	Tutorial 1: Binder Rheology Tutorial 2: Asphalt Mix Design
Sun 12 Sept
09:00 - 12:00	Tutorial 4: Cold Mix Technology Tutorial 6: Seals & Thin Surfacings
13:00 - 18:00	Set-up of Exhibition Stands
14:00 - 18:00	Registration at Sun City Conference Centre
19:00 - 23:00	Ice-Breaker for all delegates and companions

Mon 13 Sept
07:30 - 08:30	Registration at Sun City Conference Centre
08:30 - 10:00	Opening Session for delegates and companions Chair: A Taute Official Opening and Welcome - A Taute, CAPSA'04 Chairman Roads Infrastructure in support of Economic Development in Africa * - Jean-Jacque Cornish Global aspects of the sustainable use of bituminous products * - Phillipe Dewez, President, Eurobitume Lessons learned from half a century of pavement research - André Molenaar, Prof of Highway Engineering,* Delft University
10:00 - 10:30	Tea Break
10:30 - 12:30	Theme 1 Plenary: Economic Growth and Development Chair & Moderator: P Hendricks, CSIR Transportek Roads and Economic Development in Southern Africa * - C Kunaka, SADC, Botswana Strategic Road Initiatives in Johannesburg for Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation * - R Stanway, Johannesburg Metro, South Africa Community Based Labour Intensive Road Construction - Findings of an Impact Study of the Amadiba Road * - M Mashiri, CSIR Transportek , South Africa Complexities of Infrastructure Financing and Provision: a Case Study of Rural Road Infrastructure in Ingwavuma District, KZN Province, South Africa - S Muradzikwa, University of Cape Town, South Africa
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:30	Theme 2 Plenary : Efficient Road Provision Chair & Moderator: M Pinard, InfraAfrica Consultants Management and Financing of Road Transport Infrastructure in Africa - S Brushett, World Bank, USA* Restructuring the management of Johannesburg's roads - A Agaienz, Johannesburg Road Agency, South Africa Road Asset Management and Maintenance Contracts - The Road to the Future - G Zietlow, GTZ, German* Public Private Partnership - A mind shift in quality control - N Alli, SANRAL, South Africa	Companions Programme - Tea at the Palace
15:30 - 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 - 17:30	Theme 3 Plenary : Human Capital Development Chair & Moderator: S Oloo, KZN Dept of Transport Facts, figures and suggestions for human resource development relating to civil engineering professionals - A Lawless, SAICE, South Africa* The state of tertiary education in pavement engineering in South Africa - K Jenkins, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Pavement-orientated, self-directed learning for southern Africa - E Horak for S Meunch, University of Washington, USA

* Invited paper for publication in Volume 2 of the proceedings.

Tues 14 Sept					Companions Programme - Visit to craft market and lunch on Hartbeespoort Dam
08:30 - 10:30	Theme 4A Plenary : Asphalt Technology Chair & Moderator: A van Wyk, Africon Monitoring bitumen quality from refinery to pavement - S Emery, Kubu Australia Concepts used for the development of bitumen specifications - M van de Ven & H Bahia, Universities of Delft, Netherlands & Wisconsin, USA Asphalt mix design and construction - a selection of possible pitfalls - J Liebenberg, Stewart Scott International, South Africa Effect of asphalt mixture compaction on aggregate orientation, segregation and mechanical performance - G Airey, University of Nottingham, UK
10:30 - 11:00	Tea Break
	Parallel Workshops
11:00 - 12:30	Workshop 1 Asphalt Research and Design	Workshop 2 Contractor Development	Workshop 3 Provision of surfaced low volume roads	Workshop 4 HSE
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:30	Theme 4B Plenary : Cold Mix Technology Chair & Moderator: K Jenkins, University of Stellenbosch Experiences with half-warm foamed bitumen treatment process in the Netherlands - J Voskuillen, DWW, Netherlands Mechanistic -empirical structural design for foamed and emulsified treated materials - F Long, CSIR Transportek, South Africa A LTPP exercise on a foam bitumen treated base - an evaluation of almost 10 years of trafficking on MR 504 in KwaZulu Natal - D Collings, Siyenza Engineers, South Africa
15:30 - 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 - 18:00	Poster Session

Wed 15 Sept
08:30 - 10:30	Theme 4C Plenary : Flexible Pavement Technology Chair: A Collop, University of Nottingham, Moderator: M de Beer, CSIR Transportek, Application of soil mechanics principles to design and testing of pavement foundations - S Brown, University of Nottingham, UK A re-evaluation of some aspects of the mechanistic-empirical approach - F Jooste, Modelling and Analysis Systems, South Africa A perspective on accelerated pavement testing: the Caltrans Partnered Pavement Research Programme - J Harvey, University of California, Davis, USA Tyre-Pavement interface contact stresses on flexible pavements - Quo Vadis? - M de Beer, CSIR Transportek, South Africa
10:30 - 11:00	Tea Break
Parallel Workshops
11:00 - 12:30	Workshop 5 Economic Growth and Development	Workshop 6 Cold In - Place Recycling	Workshop 7 Performance - based Contracts	Workshop 8 Binder Specifications
12:30 -	Midweek Break

Thurs 16 Sept				Companions Programme - Game Drive
07:00	l
08:30 - 10:30	Theme 4D Plenary : Seals and Thin Surfacing Technology Chair & Moderator: G van Zyl, PD Naidoo & Associates Towards mechanistic behaviour of flexible road surfacing seals using a prototype FEM model - T Milne, Africon, South Africa Ultra-thin friction course: Five years on in South Africa - T Gilbert, Hillary Construction, South Africa Development and application differentiated ultra-thin asphalt friction courses for southern Africa applica tion - F Pretorius, Arcus Gibb, South Africa Cost-Effectivenes of Pavement Crack Sealing - J Haddock, Purdue University, USA

10:30 - 11:00	Tea Break
Parallel Workshops
11:00 - 12:30	Workshop 9 Education and Training	Workshop 10 Surfacing Seals	Workshop 11 Construction & maintenance: Practical Issues
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Theme Coordinators' Feedback Chair: K Jenkins, CAPSA '04 Technical Committee Chairman Theme 1 - P Hendricks, CSIR Transportek Theme 2 - B Verhaeghe, CSIR Transportek Theme 3 - E Horak, University of Pretoria Theme 4 - A van Wyk, Africon
15:00 - 15:30	Tea Break
15:30 - 16:30	Closing Session for delegates and companions Chair: A Taute, CAPSA'04 Chairman Industry Challenges for the Future * - P Myburgh, Sabita Conference Resolutions
19:00 - 23:00	Final Function

* Invited papers for publication in Volume 2 of the proceedings.

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