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National committee piarc slovenia. Presentation at the winter road congress. „ Exchanging knowledge and technology in road transport “. OUR COUNTRY - SLOVENIA. Location: Central Europe Area: 20.273 km2 Borders length: 1.382 km Population: 2.051.000 President of state: Borut Pahor
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National committeepiarcslovenia Presentation at the winter road congress „Exchanging knowledge and technology in road transport“ 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
OUR COUNTRY - SLOVENIA • Location: Central Europe • Area: 20.273 km2 • Borders length: 1.382 km • Population: 2.051.000 • President of state: BorutPahor • Time zone: central European time; winter GMT + 1, summer GMT + 2 • Currency: euro (EUR); from 2007 • Official language: Slovene; in ethnically mixed areas also Hungarian and Italian • Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
About ncpiarcslovenia • Active PIARC member from 1995 • National committee established in 1999 • Currently 25 members • Our members are currently involved in the work of 10 different TCs 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
What we do? • World-class international research projects • Cooperating with leading experts in international research projects of world class format in the field of roads and traffic • Knowledge transfer – organization of workshops • Providing latest information about the development of roads and • traffic science around the world to our members • Business opportunities in road transport • A direct link to leading world organisations and companies in the • field of roads and traffic sector 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Our members • Are coming fromthe areas: • Research & Development • Industry & Commerce • Teaching & Administration • Research institutes • Honorary members • University • NC PIARC Slovenia • Individual members • Private companies • Government 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Slovenian road network • State roads • Municipal roads Managed by DARS Managed by SRA • Main and • regional roads • Local roads • Motorways and • Expressways • Public paths Managed by municipality Managed by municipality 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Slovene roads agency • construction, maintenance and safety of state roads, • monitoring of their condition, • passenger and freight road transport, • management of state roads and traffic records and • administrative tasks relating to safety measures for state roads and traffic • Government of the • Republic of Slovenia • DARS, Motorway company in Slovenia • Ministry of infrastructure and spatial planning • Slovene Roads Agency (SRA) 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Activities on slovenian roads • Weighing-in-motion • Regular and winter • maintenance activities • Regulating traffic sings and • other technical elements Monitoring of the condition of road pavements • Surveillance of exceptional • transport 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Slovenian national buildingand civil engineering institute (ZAG) • An independent, impartial and non-profit research institute, carrying out testing and attestation of conformity of construction products • Founded in 1994 by a decree, promulgated by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia • 198 employees, including more than 81 experts with university qualifications and academic titles • 14 laboratories • A library which is one of Slovenia's best in the field of technical literature 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
ZAG‘s expertise (1) • MATERIALS • Laboratory for cement, mortars and ceramics • Laboratory for concrete, stone and recycled materials • Laboratory for metals, corrosion and anti-corrosion protection • Laboratory for Polymers 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
ZAG‘s expertise (2) • BUILDING PHYSICS • Laboratory for acoustics • Fire laboratory • Laboratory for thermal protection • Section for fire engineering 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
ZAG‘s expertise (3) • STRUCTURES • Section for massive constructions of high buildings • Section for solid engineering structures and bridges • Inspection body for cableway installations • Section for wooden structures • Section for earthquake Engineering • Section for geotechnical anchors • Section for structural dynamics • Laboratory for structural engineering 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
ZAG‘s expertise (4) • GEOTEHNICS AND ROADS • Section for soil mechanics and geotechnical observation • Section for road maintenance and management • Section for engineering geology and rock mechanics • Laboratory for soil mechanics • Laboratory for Asphalts, Bitumens and Bitumen-Based Products 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
ZAG‘s expertise (5) • METROLOGY • Laboratory for metrology performs calibration, inspection and checking of mechanical quantities and machines for measuring: • force • pressure • torque force • hardness, • mechanical energy • length • mass and • temperature 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014
Thank you for your attention National Committee PIARC Slovenia Tržaška 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Phone: +386 1 280 45 55 Fax: +386 1 280 42 64 Webpage: www.nc-piarc.si Email: sekretariat@nc-piarc.si 14th winter road congress, andorra 2014