SURFACE TREATMENTS COURSE IN ORURO (BOLIVIA)
In this post-pandemic reality, we return to virtuality to share experiences of superficial treatments with professionals from the Department of Oruro and other parts of Latin America.
This April we were invited by the Telesma Group and the Society of Engineers of Bolivia (Department of Oruro) to teach a virtual course that delves into the topic of our book “High Performance Superficial Treatments”, where we had the presence of various professionals from the continent in an intensive 4-day workshop.
Among the topics discussed we talked about the importance that surface treatments are already having in the new economic reality left by Covid, and more recently the invasion of Russia to Ukraine. In addition to the growing environmental pressure, the increases in the price of asphalt and fuels are redefining preventive and maintenance strategies, presenting an opportunity for the growth of emulsions and the final eradication of diluted asphalt in the market.
We also review the concepts of tests to the materials, selection of treatments, design and construction of risks with gravel, with a master presentation by Daniel Zenteno de Quimitec to treat the design and construction of microaglomerate.
We highlight the interest of the participants and thank the organizers the proposal of this type of initiatives that allow us to transcend borders to share experiences.
