The Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) will hold its final 2020 FREE ONLINE 5-Topic Concrete Pavements FORUM November 16 and 17, 2020, simultaneously in 4 international time zones, titled “CONCRETE PAVEMENTS—MACROSYNTHETIC FIBRES, ROUNDABOUTS, TRAINING, ASCP 2021 CONFERENCE, TfNSW UPDATE”:
INTERNATIONAL TIMES (in order of date/time):
Los Angeles, CA (PDT)
Monday | NOVEMBER 16, 2020 | 13:30 to 16:00
New York (EDT)
Monday | NOVEMBER 16, 2020 | 16:30 to 19:00
Paris, France (CEST)
Monday | NOVEMBER 16, 2020 | 22:30 to 01:00
Sydney, Australia (UTC+11)
Tuesday | NOVEMBER 17, 2020 | 8:30 to 11:00
When attending the forum, you can turn on ‘captions’ with choices in
English, French, German or Spanish.
Click either image above to download 2-page FORUM Flyer
—“Welcome and Introduction”
Kevin Abrams, Executive Director-ASCP
—“The Potential Uses of Macrosynthetic Fibre Reinforcement in Pavements”
Daniel Lee, Pavement Engineer-Arcadis: Daniel will review the national and global standards for the application of macro synthetic fibers in rigid pavements and explore the potential for adoption in specifications and standards on a state (NSW) level.
—“Concrete Roundabouts—Fundamentals of Design and Construction Principles”
Tim Buckingham-Jones, Associate-Aurecon & Geoff Ayton, Honorary Member-ASCP
Tim and Geoff will provide a brief overview of concrete roundabouts and address:
• Why they are constructed
• What designers should consider regarding structural design and constructibility
• Key aspects of their construction
• Resources available to assist personnel involved in these processes
—“ASCP Training Courses”
Geoff Ayton, ASCP
Geoff will discuss his recent online training courses on jointing and structural detailing, principles and practices, concrete pavements, and more to come. He will review relevance, outcomes, and feedback.
—“ASCP 6th Concrete Pavements”
Jamie Egan, Member of the National Executive-ASCP
The 2021 ASCP 6th Concrete Pavements Conference will be conducted online. Jamie will provide an update on its planning and submission of abstracts.
—“Transport for NSW Update”
Basil Ben, Rigid Pavements Manager, Pavements & Geotechnical-Transport for NSW (TfNSW)
Basil will present a TfNSW update and advice on recent changes to specifications and further reviews.
—“ASCP announcements and Forum windup”
Justin Moss, President-ASCP and Kevin Abrams, Executive Director-ASCP
Justin and Kevin will close the final online forum of 2020, provide a review of ASCP 2020 and outline directions for 2021.
For the complete 2-page Forum Notice, please click on images above, or go to: https://concretepavements.com.au/Documents/20201117%20Forum%20Notice%20v2.pdf
To REGISTER with “Teams”, please go to: https://concretepavements.com.au/Events/EventsRegister.aspx?EventID=215
Continuing PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) – Attendance at this event may be eligible for credit towards Engineers Australia and other organizations PD requirements
PAST ONLINE FORUM PRESENTATIONS (PDF) are typically available within 1 week of the Forum. In addition, you can watch of all past Online Forums VIDEO recordings on-demand 30 days after the date of the event. Both are available to members in the “Resources” section ASCP website: https://concretepavements.com.au/Articles.aspx
For more information, please contact:
Kevin Abrams, Executive Director-ASCP
Phone: 02 9918 2610 | E-mail: exec@concretepavements.com.au