SYMPOSIUM “SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN ASPHALT PAVING”
The event organized by the CPA in Buenos Aires was a success in technical content and organization.
With the in-person participation of more than 110 professionals from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, as well as a streaming broadcast for the entire world, the Symposium held on September 28 at the NH Collection Hotel was an excellent reason to meet again and exchange about the implementation of sustainable and clean technologies in asphalt paving.
In addition to prominent technicians from Argentina and Brazil, the event included the participation of Engineers Alberto Bardesi and Rodrigo Miró who, through videoconference, made interesting presentations of the reality in Europe and in the world of these technologies.
Authorities from the National Highway Directorate, the Buenos Aires Provincial Highway Directorate, the Argentine Chamber of Construction and the Argentine Highway Association participated in the opening ceremony. Then the event started with “The incorporation of resilience in road infrastructure and other emergencies” by Eng. Pablo Bolzan, followed by Eng. Juan Campana (UBA) on the “UBA-BID Project on sustainability in road construction.”
From Spain, Dr. Ing. Rodrigo Miro presented to us about “Innovations in asphalt pavements and their adaptation to environmental conditions” followed by “Sustainable pavements: experiences in the use of wet-modified asphalt with recycled plastics in asphalt mixtures” of Dr. Eng. Silvia Angelone and Eng. Marina Casaux.
To close the morning conferences, Eng. Rafael Martins from the KRATON company told us about the “Sustainability and Performance using Modified Asphalts.”
To close the morning conferences, Eng. Rafael Martins from the KRATON company told us about the “Sustainability and Performance using Modified Asphalts.”
After lunch, Engineer Alberto Bardesi told us the “Advances in sustainable paving technologies in Spain” followed by Eng. Pablo Morano on “Cold stabilized bases with asphalt emulsion and foamed asphalt: analogies in their implementation.” and the “State of the art and lessons learned in the use of granular bases stabilized with foamed asphalt (BSM) in Argentina” part Ing. Gustavo Seret.
To close the day, the topic focused on tire dust, Dr. Ing. Francisco Morea and Dr. Ing. Adrian Nosetti presented “Sustainable alternative to a discontinuous mixture with high viscosity asphalt made with rubber from out-of-use tires” and Dr. Ing. Gerardo Botasso presented: “Rubber incorporation technologies in asphalt mixtures and their impact on sustainability and innovation.”
