CONFERENCE PROGRAMME DAY 1 Wednesday 11 th FEBRUARY 2015 Venue: BRITANNIA ADELPHI HOTEL, LIVERPOOL L3 5UL, UK 08:30 Registration, Refreshment and Exhibition 09:00 Welcome by the Conference Chairman, Professor Howard Robinson, Road Surface Treatments Association, RSTA, UK. 09:05 Opening Address, Professor Nigel Weatherill, Vice Chancellor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Morning Programme Session 1, Chairman: Professor Howard Robinson, Chief Executive, RSTA, UK 09:10 Arash Khojinian, Highways Agency, UK Updates on the DMRB. 09:30 Ian Chattington, Power Plane Ltd, UK Road Surface Fine Milling Techniques to Reinstate Texture and Skidding Resistance. 09:50 John Booth, Environmental Scientifics Group, UK Managing Reclaimed Asphalt - The ADEPT Guidance. 10:10 Phillip Humphreys, Bituchem Ltd, UK Asphalt Preservation Systems Overview. 10:30 Questions & Discussion 10:35 Refreshments and Exhibition Session 2, Chairman: Professor Marco Pasetto, University of Padua, Italy 11:30 Paul Winter, LMS Highways, UK Automated, Fast Crack & Joint Repair Systems. 11:50 Shaun Armstrong, Miles Macadam, UK Grouted Macadams for Long Life Pavements 12:10 Professor Hassan Al-Nageim, UoK, Iraq Cold Mix Binder Course for Roads & Highways. 12:30 Cliff Nicholls, Transport Research Laboratory, UK Low Temperature Asphalts. 12:50 Questions & Discussion 12:55 Lunch and Exhibition
DAY 1 Wednesday 11 th FEBRUARY 2015 Afternoon Programme Session 3, Chairman: Cliff Nicholls, Transport Research Laboratory, UK 13:50 Mostafa A. Abo-Hashema, Professor of Highway Engineering, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt Utilization of Geographic Information Systems in Pavement Maintenance Activities. 14:05 Mostafa A. Abo-Hashema, Professor of Highway Engineering, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt Development of ANN-Based Pavement Maintenance Decision Model. 14:20 Paola Dalla Valle, University of Nottingham, UK Variability in Pavement Design. 14:35 Amjad H. K. Albayati, Assistant Professor, University of Baghdad, Iraq Temperature Prediction Model for Asphalt Concrete Pavement. 14:50 Questions & Discussion 14:55 Refreshments and Exhibition Session 4, Chairman: Professor Mostafa A. Abo-Hashema, Fayoum University, Egypt 15:15 Professor Marco Pasetto, University of Padua, Italy Analysis of The Linear Viscoelatic Behaviour of Bitumen with High Quantities of Filler. 15:30 Dr. P. K. Jain, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Studies on Use of Air-cooled Blast Furnace Slag as Aggregate in Road Construction. 15:45 Hasan Al-Mosawe, University of Nottingham, UK Effect of Aggregate Gradation on the Stiffness of Asphalt Mixtures. 16:00 Questions & Discussion Session 5, Chairman: Amjad H. K. Albayati, Assistant Professor, University of Baghdad, Iraq 16:10 Mostapha Boulbibane, University of Bolton, UK Development of a Pavement Rutting Model Using Shakedown Theory. 16:25 Momen R. Mousa, German University in Cairo, Egypt Evaluation of Pavement Performance Prediction Models under Different Traffic and Climatic Conditions. 16:40 Franco Pigozzi, University of Cagliari, Italy Implementation of a Pavement Management System on a High Seasonality Airport. 16:55 Questions and Closing Remarks by the Conference Chairman and Director Professor Hassan Al- Nageim, UoK, Iraq.
Venue: Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, UK 08:00 08:55 Registration, Refreshment and Exhibition Morning Programme Session 1, Chairman: Craig Andrews, Technology Manager - Pavements, Tensar International Ltd, UK 09:00 Dr. P. K. Jain, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Rheology of Highly Modified Asphalt Binders. 09:15 Flavio Cioffi, Contento Trade SRL, Italy New Law: Expanded and Industrial Ceramic Aggregates and Electric Energy from Industrial Waste. 09:30 Helena Isabel, URS Infrastructure & Environmental Limited, Nottingham, UK Laboratory Trials of Cold Recycled Foamed Bitumen Asphalt: RAF Waddington. 09:45 Abbas Al-Hdabi, Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Kufa University, Iraq Development of New Cementitious Materials Suitable for Cold Asphalt and Different Concrete Applications. 10:00 Questions & Discussion 10:05 Refreshments and Exhibition Session 2, Chairman: Dr. P. K. Jain, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, India 10:30 Craig Andrews, Technology Manager - Pavements, Tensar International Ltd, Blackburn, UK Geogrids in a Flexible Pavement Structure - From Research to Application. 10:45 Dr. Rajan Choudhary, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati - Assam, India Mix Design of Recycled Mixes Using Warm Mix Asphalt Additive Sasobit. 11:00 Amjad H. K. Albayati, Assistant Professor, University of Baghdad, Iraq The Use of Bonded Asphalt Surfaces for Bridge Decks. 11:15 Raj Shah, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK A Study of the Challenges and Prospects of Applying Asset Management Principles to the Highway Maintenance in England. 11:30 Questions & Discussion
Session 3, Chairman: Talaat Abd El-Wahed, Assistant Professor, Engineering College, Sohag, Egypt 11:40 Amjad H. K. Albayati, Assistant Professor, University of Baghdad, Iraq Countrabutory Factors Related to Permanent Deformation of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures. 11:55 Sanjay Deori, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, India Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Performance Using Laser Based Multifunction Automated Road Survey System. 12:10 Franco Pigozzi, University of Cagliari, Italy Investigation of Deflection Testing Campaign in Different Climatic Conditions. 12:25 Questions & Discussion 12:30 Lunch and Exhibition Afternoon Programme Session 4, Chairman: Dr. Rajan Choudhary, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, India 13:30 Talaat Abd El-Wahed, Assistant Professor, Engineering College, Sohag, Egypt Application of Cement Dust, Limestone Powder and Portland Cement as Mineral Filler on The Properties of Hot Asphalt Concrete Mixtures. 13:45 Nasrin Oroujzadeh, Assistant Professor, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran Permeability of Foam Bitumen Mixes as a Treated Base Material for Heavy Duty Pavements. 14:00 Ambika Behl, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Low Energy Crumb Rubber Modified Bituminous Mixes: A Sustainable Road Construction Material. 14:15 Questions & Discussion 14:20 Exhibition
Session 5, Chairman: Professor Hassan Al-Nageim, UoK, Iraq 14:45 Dr. Rajan Choudhary, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati - Assam, India Effect of Compaction Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Modified Binder Mixes. 15:00 Oke, EkitiState University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria An Assessment of the Suitability of Local Granite for the Construction of Pervious Concrete. 15:15 Sravani Arimilli, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Comparison of Mechanistic Characteristics of Bituminous Mixtures with Foamed Bitumen and Bitumen Emulsion for Rehabilitation of Flexible Pavements. 15:30 Siksha Swaroopa Kar, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Study on Effect of Viscosity on Foaming Characteristics of Bitumen. 15:45 Questions and Closing Remarks by the Conference Chairman and Director Professor Hassan Al-Nageim, UoK, Iraq.