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13 th ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM Villa Via Hotel, Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape 8-9 May 2007 Final Session: Resolutions. Resolution #1.
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13th ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUMVilla Via Hotel, Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape8-9 May 2007Final Session:Resolutions
Resolution #1 • That the CSIR implements technology transfer mechanisms by which relevant Californian pavement engineering solutions and/or experiences can be fed back to South African practitioners
Resolution #2 • That the Asphalt Academy reviews the format, duration and cost of the flexible pavement design course and the most appropriate delivery method (modular, distance education, etc)
Resolution #3 • The RPF identified the necessity to establish Road/Pavement Engineering as a registerable discipline in its own right and to investigate this with the Engineering Council
Resolution #4 • The RPF endorses the changes to TG1 as proposed by the RPF Task Group on Modified Binders, as well as the production and dissemination of the revised guideline
Resolution #5 • That the RPF Task Group on Skills Development be resurrected under Les Sampson to pursue the materials testing skills scheme proposed by Barry Dumas and Dave Wright and to report progress as future RPF meetings
Resolution #6 • That the RPF Task Group on Cutback Specifications under Johan Muller be tasked to revise the SANS 308 specifications for cutback bitumen
Resolution #7 • Acknowledging the importance of using RAP in HMA, the RPF tasks the Society for Asphalt Technology (SAT) to explore appropriate protocols for RAP to be incorporated in HMA for further debate at CAPSA’07
Note: • That all RPF members visit the SANRAL website (www.nra.co.za) to assess whether they have DoT/RDAC Research Reports available which can be submitted for scanning
Next RPF Meeting • 14th RPF • 6-7 November 2007 (CSIR ICC, Gauteng)