CAPSA 07 DRAFT PROGRAMME

Click here to download a printable version of this Programme

Please note the following:

• The programme is provisional and subject to change
• Plenary session papers will be reviewed and commented upon during the sessions by internationally recognised experts within the context of best global practice in the respective focus areas

Sun 2 Sept

13:00 – 18:00

Set-up of Exhibition Stands

14:00 – 18:00

Registration at Gaborone International Convention Centre

19:00 – 23:00

Ice-Breaker for all delegates and registered companions at the Walmont Ambassador Hotel

• Welcome Address – Minister of Works and Transport, Botswana

Mon 3 Sept

07:00 – 08:00

Registration at Gaborone International Convention Centre

08:00 – 10:00

Opening Session for delegates and registered companions

Chair:  Arthur Taute

• Official Opening – Arthur Taute, CAPSA 07 Chairman
• Asset Preservation in Southern Africa – Presented by Nazir Alli, President, Association of Southern Africa National Road Agencies (ASANRA); CEO South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL)
• Challenges to the Development and Preservation of the Botswana Road Network – Presenter to be advised
• Development of bitumen specifications; the European experience – Presented by Mike Southern,  Technical Director, Eurobitume

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:30

Plenary Session: Health, Safety and the Environment: A Global Perspective

Chair:  Piet Myburgh

• A European industry strategy on compliance with legislation on health effects of exposure to bitumen – Presented by Knut Søraas, Director General, Eurobitume
• Achievements and future challenges of the hot mix asphalt industry to safeguard the interests of employees and society; a USA perspective - Presented by Mike Acott,  President, National Asphalt Pavement Association (USA)
• Progress by the European asphalt industry towards harmonisation of standards and self-regulation on health, safety and environmental matters - Presented by Jürgen Sturm, Secretary General, European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA)
• A time-frame for the bituminous product industry in South Africa to meet global norms and standards on worker wellness and sustainable practice - Presented by Trevor Distin, Chief Executive Officer, Sabita

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Plenary Session:  Hot Mix Asphalt

Companions Programme – Visit to the Oodi Weavers and Botswana Craft Market

Chair:  Arthur Taute

• A Road Authority strategy for meeting the challenges to the Asphalt Industry –  Presented by Dennis Rossmann, SANRAL
• Asphalt Rutting and its Prevention – Presented by Benoit Verhaeghe, CSIR, Built Environment
• Asphalt Quality Control and Performance Testing in Practice – Presented by Arthur Taute, Vela VKE

15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 18:00

Parallel Workshop Sessions

M1
(Construction & Delivery - John Onraët)

M2
(Asset Preservation – Phil Hendricks)

M3
(Component Materials  - Benoit Verhaeghe)

M4

Asphalt Surfacings & Overlays

Strategic Issues in Asset Preservation

Binder Specifications & Quality Assurance

Botswana Speciality Session: Road Construction in Arid & Semi-Arid Areas

• Thin Layer Asphalt
• Risk Assessment & Acceptance

• Funding Strategies
• Preservation Strategies

• Binder Specifications
• Binder Quality Assurance

19:00 – 22:00

Exhibitors Braai/Barbeque (for delegates and registered companions)

Tues 4 Sept

08:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session: Surfacing Seals

Chair:  Dennis Rossmann

• Current Best Practice for Surface Seals in Australia - Presented by  Walter Holtrop, Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA)
• Measurement And Interpretation Of Input Parameters Used In The SA Surface Seal Design Method  - Presented by  Gerrie van Zyl, PD Naidoo & Assoc
• Pushing The Operational Limits Of Surface Seals And Its Effect On Current Materials Specifications – Presented by  Douglas Judd , WSP Africa

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:30

Parallel Workshop Sessions

T1
(Construction & Delivery - John Onraët)

T2
(Surfacing Seals – Dennis Rossmann)

T3
(Hot Mix Asphalt – Arthur Taute)

T4S
Speciality Session

Botswana Speciality Session: Road Construction in Arid & Semi-Arid Areas

Construction and Design Interface

Surface Seal Design

HMA Design & Acceptance

• Design & Construction
• Sample Preparation & Performance Testing

• Sealing Support Issues
• Seal Types & Selection

• Mix acceptance procedures
• Meeting the Mix Design criteria

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Plenary Session:  Bitumen Stabilisation

Chair:  Kim Jenkins

• Pavement Design Models for Cold Mix Materials – Presented by Fenella Long, Modelling and Analytical Systems (MAS)
• Critical Cold Mix Properties for Mix Design Classification – Presented by Lucas-Jan Ebels, University of Stellenbosch
• A critical appraisal of the Performance of Foam and Emulsion Treated Materials – Presented by Dave Collings, Siyenza Engineers

15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 18:00

Parallel Workshop Sessions

T5
(Component Materials – Benoit Verhaeghe)

T6
(Hot Mix Asphalt – Arthur Taute)

T7
(Bitumen Stabilisation  - Kim Jenkins)

T8S
Speciality Session
(Trevor Distin)

Sustainable practice for low volume roads

Bituminous Binder Related Issues in HMA & Seals

Aggregates in Hot Mix Asphalt

Materials Testing for Bitumen Stabilised Materials

• Binder Selection
• Binder Durability

• Volumetrics & Compactability
• Assessment tools related to design criteria

19:00 – 23:00

Gala Dinner (for delegates and registered companions)

Wed 5 Sept

08:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session: Structural Design

Companions Programme – Visit to Mokolodi Game Reserve, including game drive, cheetah viewing and lunch

Chair:  Ian van Wijk

• The Revised SA Mechanistic Design Method -  Presented by Hechter Theyse, Pavement Modelling Corporation
• Assessing Material Properties for Pavement Design – Presented by John Harvey, University of California Davis
• Advanced Pavement Analysis Techniques – Presented by Rien Huurman, Delft University of Technology

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:30

Parallel Workshop Sessions

W1
(Structural Design  - Ian van Wijk)

W2S
Specialaity Session
(Trever Distin)

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAP)

W3
(Construction & Delivery – John Onraët)

W4
(Component Materials – Benoit Verhaeghe)

Structural Design of Pavements

Labour & Health Issues in Construction

Aggregate for Flexible Pavements

• Implementation of ME Design Methods
• Information Gathering for Structural Design

• Labour Enhanced Construction
• Health & Safety Issues

• Availability and quality
• Aggregate specifications

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Parallel Workshop Sessions

W5
(Asset Preservation – Phil Hendricks)

W6
(Bitumen Stabilisation – Kim Jenkins)

W7
(Construction & Delivery – John Onraët)

W8 
(Hot Mix Asphalt - Arthur Taute)

Resource Issues

Pavement Design & Construction

Quality Control & Best Practice

• Quality Control Issues
• Best and Worst Practice

• Technical Challenges
• Alternative Materials

15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Closing Session for delegates and registered companions
Chair:  Arthur Taute

• A critical review of the Conference outcomes – Fritz Jooste, Conference Technical Coordinator and Piet Myburgh
• Closure – Arthur Taute, Chairman CAPSA 07