FEEDBACK SEMINAR Brisbane Friday 29 October 2010 Ballymore Rugby Club
Introduction to the AAPA 2010 Study Tour of the USA
AAPA knowledge and experience building event 7th to 21st August 2010 to the USA Four legs / stops California / Washington DC / Tennessee / Alabama Four key focal points or themes & general
Objectives - Themes Perpetual pavement concepts (PP) - Ian Rickards Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) - Cassandra Simpson Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) - Trevor Distin Accelerated Pavement Testing & Asphalt Performance Tests (APT) - Mervyn Henderson General Topics (GEN) - Rob Vos
Geographic
Participants in the Tour
Statistics USA Australia ratio Land area (km2) 9 826 675 7 741 220 X 1.3 Population (June 2010 est) 310 232 863 21 515 754 X 14 Unemployment 9.3% 5.6% ------- GDP US$ purchasing power (T) $14.2 $0.8 X 17 GDP / person $46 400 $39 400 X 1.2 GDP growth rate (2009) -2.4% +1% Roads total length (km) 6 465 799 812 972 X 8 Roads paved (km) 4 209 835 341 448 X 12 Asphalt (million tonnes/annum) > 500 9.5 X 53 Asphalt (tonnes/person) 1.6 0.44 X 3.6
Feedback Seminar Program Perpetual Pavement Concepts Long Life Flexible Pavements • FEL • PerRoad • MEPDG Warm Mix Asphalt Options available • Acceptance • Experience • Benefits • Design Recycled Asphalt Pavements Usage • % Accepted • Economics • Environmental • Drivers Warm Mix and Recycled Asphalt combined Advantages in combining • Options available Accelerated Pavement Testing and Equipment ALF/HVS/Test Track • MEPDG links • Research • Performance General Topics • PPA • Binders & PG • Surface Friction • Tack Coats
The CD contents 115 page report, one on each table References 115 page report, one on each table All the presentations viewed on the tour Over 170 references, guides and specs All hyperlinked to chapters and appendix GROUP REPORT CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS Perpetual Pavement Concepts Warm Mix Asphalt Recycled Asphalt Pavements Accelerated Pavement Testing General PERPETUAL PAVEMENT CONCEPTS WARM MIX ASPHALT RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENTS ACCELERATED PERFORMANCE TESTING GENERAL APPENDICES Detailed Itinerary Tour Participants Questions from Australia for the Tour USA Acronyms, State Abbreviations, Conversions & Quotes
Seminar Program 9.00 Registration 9.30 Introduction – AAPA CEO John Lambert Perpetual Pavement Concepts – Jason Jones 10.30 Morning Tea 10.45 Warm Mix Asphalt – Warren Carter Recycled Asphalt Pavements – Trevor Distin WMA linkages to RAP – Greg Stephenson Accelerated Pavement Testing & Equipment – Mervyn Henderson 12.45 Lunch 1.30 General Topics & Review – Rob Vos & Nigel Preston 2.25 Seminar Summary & Closure –AAPA CEO John Lambert Download presentations from www.aapa.asn.au