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ISAP 2nd International Symposium on Asphalt Pavements & Environment

The ISAP 2nd International Symposium on Asphalt Pavements & Environment is scheduled for October 1-3, 2012 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Topics include:

  • Hot and cold recycling of RAP
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Shingle recycling
  • By-products and secondary materials recycling in asphalt pavements
  • Bio-asphalt
  • Nano-modification of asphalt materials
  • Bitumen fumes
  • New technologies and special environmental aspects for asphalt pavements (warm asphalt, noise reduction, environmentally sustainable new materials, solar energy capture, pollution absorbing materials…)

Please see the call for abstracts and the conference website for further information on topics, location, deadlines and other details.

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7th RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements

7th RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements will be organized in Delft, The Netherlands on June 20-22, 2012.

Exhibit and Sponsorship Information

The conference topics include, but are not limited to:

  • detection, prediction and mitigation of cracking in pavements
  • laboratory and field model validation
  • construction approaches related to crack development
  • accelerated pavement testing
  • computational modeling of pavement material response.

The deadline for an 1-page Abstract is 8 April 2011. Please visit the Conference web-site: www.rilem2012.org for author and submission guidelines.

For more information about the Conference, sponsorship options or the Organizing and Scientific Committees, please visit the website or contact us directly via info@rilem2012.org.

We look forward to welcoming you in Delft!

Tom Scarpas, Andreas Loizos and Imad Al-Qadi
Conference Chairmen

Niki Kringos
Conference Secretary

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First issue of Sabita’s asphaltNEWS for 2011

Welcome to our 1st issue of asphaltNEWS for 2011.

With the construction industry seeking signs of recovery after the sharp downturn, government announcements of significant infrastructure spend over the next few years bodes well. The recently proposed carbon tax legislation again highlights the emphasis on matters environment.

In this issue we publish the final chapter of the warm mix asphalt trials in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. This has been a project which has seen a record number of installments in our asphaltNEWS e-magazine due to its ground breaking nature. We can now look forward to the interim guidelines of this project which will be published later in the year.

As usual our asphaltNEWS e-magazine is filled with a diverse selection of articles which we hope you will find interesting. Let us know if you would like to see a specific subject covered and we will do our utmost to oblige.

As always, you will find us at info@sabita.co.za for your thoughts and comments. Alternatively, please browse our web site at www.sabita.co.za for general information and details of our product range.

Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always highly valued.

Thank you for your valued support and feedback.

Launch asphaltNEWS e-mag

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Third Workshop on Four Point Bending

The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to submit your abstract/-s for the Third Workshop on Four Point Bending, to be held on September 17-18, 2012, at the University of California at Davis, CA, USA.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is of June, 1st , 2011. Please be so kind to send them to the e-mail: 4pb@civil.uminho.pt

Further information can be found in the workshop website: www.civil.uminho.pt/4pb

Thank you in advance for your valuable contribution for the success of this Workshop.

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New ISAP website

We are pleased to announce our new website.

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Nagoya, Japan, hosted the 11th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements on Aug 1-6, 2010.

Nagoya, Japan, hosted the 11th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements on Aug 1-6, 2010. For more information visit the Nagoya 2010 website.

CD Now Available

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International Workshop on Chemo-Mechanics of Bituminous Materials 9-11 June 2009, Delft, The Netherlands

CD Now Available

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