Highway
Technology Calendar
The following
events provide opportunities to learn more about products and technologies
for accelerating infrastructure innovations.
Sealer/Binder
Workshop: Providing Early Protection
March
1, 2002, Myrtle Beach, SC
This
workshop will look at the effectiveness of sealers, rejuvenators,
and binders for preserving a pavement's service life.
Contact: Steve Hersey, Foundation for Pavement Preservation, 703-610-9036
(fax: 703-610-9005; email: info@fp2.org;
Web: fp2.org).
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) pavements in the United States. The
workshop is sponsored by FHWA, Maryland State Highway Administration
(SHA), Virginia Department of Transportation, Asphalt Pavement Alliance,
International Society for Asphalt Pavements, and State asphalt pavement
associations.
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).
Third
National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways
April
28-May 1, 2002, Portland, OR
The conference
will feature the latest research and developments in seismic engineering
for bridges, highway systems, and components. The event is being sponsored
by the Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT), Washington State
DOT, and FHWA.
Contact: For registration information, contact Michael Higgins at
Pure Technologies, 410-309-7050 (fax: 410-309-7051; email: mike.higgins@soundprint.com).
For information on conference content, contact Roland Nimis at FHWA,
415-744-2653 (fax: 415-744-2620; email: roland.nimis@fhwa.dot.gov).
Information can also be found on the Web at mceer.buffalo.edu/meetings/3nsc/92701release.asp.
Nineteenth
Annual International Bridge Conference
June
10-12, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA
Current
products, methods, and applications in the bridge industry will be
discussed at the conference.
Contact: Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 412-261-0710 (fax:
412-261-1606; email: conf@eswp.com).
Ninth
International Conference on Asphalt Pavements
August
17-22, 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
The conference
will address research and practice for the design, construction, maintenance,
and performance of asphalt pavements.
Contact: DIS Congress Service Copenhagen A/S at isap2002@discongress.com(Web:
www.asphalt.org/calendar/copenhagen2.html).
First
International Conference on Scour of Foundations
November
17-20, 2002, College Station, TX
The conference
will cover such topics as bridge scour, erosion of soils, scour monitoring,
numerical modeling, and international guidelines and practices.
Contact: Jean-Louis Briaud at Texas A&M University's Department
of Civil Engineering, briaud@tamu.edu(fax:
979-845-6554; Web:tti.tamu.edu/conferences/scour).
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