Highway
Technology Calendar
The following events provide opportunities to learn more about products
and technologies for accelerating infrastructure innovations.
National
Pavement Preservation Forum II: Protecting Our Investment
November 6-8, 2001, San Diego, CA
The conference will feature breakout sessions on such topics as innovative
materials, fast track projects, long-term maintenance, and performance
specifications.
Contact: The Foundation for Pavement Preservation at 703-533-0251
(fax: 703-241-5603; Web: www.fp2.org/).
Pavement
Preservation Workshop: Sharing Practical Applications for State and
Local Agencies
November 8-9, 2001, San Diego, CA
The workshop will bring together champions and practitioners of pavement
preservation to share their experiences.
Contact: Lita Davis, San Diego Department of Public Works,
858-874-4067 (fax: 858-874-4028; email: cdavispw@co.san-diego.ca.us).
Beneficial
Use of Recycled Materials in Transportation Applications Conference
November
13-15, 2001, Washington, DC
The conference will bring together experts from North America, South
America, Europe, and Asia to address the use of recycled materials
generated from transportation, industrial, municipal, and mining processes
in transportation applications.
Contact: The Recycled Materials Resource Center at 603-862-4704
(fax: 603-862-3957; email: rmrc@rmrc.unh.edu).
Asphalt
Pavement Conference
November 14-16, 2001, Austin, TX
Presented by the Asphalt Alliance, the conference's theme is "A
Lifetime of Smooth Performance."
Contact: Carol Prouty at the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, 888-468-6499
(fax: 301-731-4621; email: meetings@AsphaltAlliance.com).
The National Partnership for Highway Quality Award Seminar and
Ceremony
November 29, 2001, Fort Worth, TX
The events will recognize those who have achieved continuous improvement
in the quality of highways nationwide.
Contact: Bob Templeton at the National Partnership for Highway
Quality, 512-301-9899 (email: btemplenphq@aol.com).
Data
Integration Forum and Peer Exchange: Bringing Databases Together for
Asset Management
December 12-13, 2001, Chicago, IL
The forum will feature presentations on a wide range of issues related
to data integration and data sharing in support of comprehensive asset
management.
Contact: Roemer Alfelor at FHWA, 202-366-9242 (fax: 202-366-9981;
email: roemer.alfelor@fhwa.dot.gov).
SMA
in the USA Workshop
March 25-27,2002, Frederick, MD
This workshop will provide the latest technical and performance updates
on Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) pavement in the United States. The workshop
is sponsored by FHWA, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA),
Virginia Department of Transportation, Asphalt Pavement Alliance,
State asphalt pavement associations, and the International Society
for Asphalt Pavements.
Contact: John Bukowski at FHWA, 202-366-1287 (email: john.bukowski@fhwa.dot.gov)
or Gloria Burke at Maryland SHA, 800-477-7453 (email: gburke@sha.state.md.us).
Third
International Symposium on 3D Finite Element for Pavement Analysis,
Design, & Research
April 2-5, 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The symposium will highlight new worldwide developments in the use
of the 3D finite element method for investigating pavement structural
problems.
Contact: Samir N. Shoukry at West Virginia University, 304-293-3111,
ext. 2367 (fax: 304-293-6689; email: samir.shoukry@mail.wvu.edu;
Web: www.3dfem.org).
International
Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR) 10th Annual Symposium
April 14-17, 2002, Baltimore, MD
The symposium will feature discussion on asphalt concrete, bases,
and fines. The event is being cosponsored by the Aggregates Foundation
for Technology, Research, and Education and the National Stone, Sand,
and Gravel Association.
Contact: ICAR at 512-471-4498 (email: icar@mail.ce.utexas.edu;
Web: www.ce.utexas.edu/org/icar).
Other
articles in this issue:
From Arizona to Alaska: Maintaining
access and mobility on federal lands highways
Cold
in-place recycling a success in the badlands
New
data collection tools get a tryout in Denali
Combatting
pavement roughness with ROSAN
How
well do you know your asphalt mix design?
The
ABCs of heat-straightening repair for steel bridges
Highway technology calendar
