Daily Archives27/08/2020 - Bitafal

Delving into various topics of interest, we begin with a new challenge to share our knowledge

This coming September we will begin to issue the first cycle of conferences that complement and deepen what has been published in our manual on "High Performance Surface Treatments".

True to our word, we have listened to your comments and concerns that you sent us from the June survey, where we asked the topics that most interest you for a Webinar. 1 out of 5 voted to delve into the topic "Life Cycle Analysis with surface treatments", and for this reason we decided to make a first Cycle called "High Performance Surface Treatments", which encompasses this topic and others that also appear in our manual. . We will have top-level guests, such as Ing. Jorge Prozzi from the University of Texas.

This Cycle consists of three modules:

MODULE 1: How to guarantee the success of gravel irrigation: materials, selection, design and good construction practices.

MODULE 2: Surface treatments: Performance tests.

MODULE 3: Life cycle analysis of surface treatments: the most efficient option for conservation.

Our goal is to extend our knowledge and share the national and international experience of surface treatments, so that they achieve maximum performance. This implies interventions where special care is taken in the evaluation of the existing surface, the materials, the selection of the appropriate treatment, the design and the construction so that our path is SAFE, RELIABLE and SUSTAINABLE.

SAFE: The type of treatment, the resistance to polishing of the aggregate, the appropriate binder, the correct dosage of materials, careful construction, etc. These are aspects that affect the final safety of the road but must be considered individually. The objective is to guarantee traffic and safety conditions, minimizing circumstances that could generate costs for users and accidents.

TRUSTWORTHY: With this approach, surface treatments are first-order interventions that require the same care and detailed study as asphalt mixtures. In these situations, it is expected that the treatments comply with higher stresses and demands and for this it is essential to evaluate the structural and surface conditions through inspections and auscultation, define specific design methods for the provision of aggregates and binder, ensure the calibration of the equipment and document best construction practices. The objective is to provide tools for those responsible to make decisions based on scientific and methodological criteria, which allow predicting what the useful life of the treatment will be and, consequently, it can be a reliable instrument within the conservation strategy.

SUSTAINABLE: It consists of doing more and better, with less. High performance treatments play an essential role in the preventive maintenance of the pavement and are the answer to a technical, economic and environmental analysis. These interventions are optimized for the traffic and climatic conditions that are expected, use materials and processes that generate a smaller environmental footprint and seek to reduce the total cost of the pavement's life cycle. The goal is to put the right treatment on the right track at the right time.

We will be sharing news about the webinars on our networks.