Conference Schedule

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE SUBJECTED TO CHANGE

09:00 - 09:30	Registrations
09:30 - 09:40	OPENING SESSION	Eng. Laura Caldeira LNEC President
09:40 - 10:10		George Way RAF Chairman Dr. Jorge Sousa Conference Chairman
10:10 - 10:20		Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia "Building Policy Foundations for a Circular Future"
10:20 - 10:30		Shalva Akhvlediani, CEO, Tegeta Green Planet "Circular Industry in Motion: Tegeta Green’s Path from Tyre Waste to Infrastructure Value"
10:30 - 10:40		Surprise Video
10:40 - 11:00		Dr. Kevin Trenberth "Climate Change - Evidence and Consequences"
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45	SESSION 1 Dr. Fátima Batista	J. Sousa, G. Way "New Technological Innovations in Asphalt Rubber for a More Resilient Future"
11:45 - 12:00		J. Alarcon, H. Bandala, J. Cortez "Use of predigested rubber in asphalt mixtures for airport pavements"
12:00 - 12:15		C. Obando et al "A Holistic Solution that Simultaneously Enhances Durability and Promotes Environmental Management: Rubberized-Aerogel"
12:15 - 12:30		G. Botasso et al "Consortium between a highway concessionaire and producers of used tire dust for the development of sustainable infrastructure"
12:30 - 12:45		R. Barros, F. Guatimosim "The Growth of Rubberized Asphalt Use Over 25 Years in Brazil"
12:45 - 13:00		M. Coll et al "Completion of the First DAP for Used Tyre Powder and Digested and Concentrated Rubber Bitumen Granulates RARX"
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch
14:45 - 15:00	SESSION 2 Manuel Prates	KEYNOTE 1 Dr. SHAKIR SHATNAWI President/CEO SHATEC Engineering Consultants, LLC "The History and Use of Asphalt Rubber in California"
15:00 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:30
15:30 - 15:45		Zborowski et al "Long-Life Pavement with Rubber-Modified Asphalt Binder: A Case Study of the Test Section on the S-19 Expressway"
15:45 - 16:00		Rodríguez-Alloza et al "Environmental Benefits of a Cleaner Engineering Asphalt Pavement Technology Incorporating Recycled Tire Rubber and Warm Mix Additives"
16:00 – 16:15		J. Pais, J. Sousa "Design of Pavement Reinforcements for Crack Reflection"
16:15 – 16:45	Coffee break
16:45 – 17:00	SESSION 3 Prof. Jorge Pais	Dr. Andrey Vorobyev "Evaluation of the effectiveness of elastomeric modifiers of road bitumen and asphalt concrete mixtures based on gel-sol analysis" - ONLINE
17:00 – 17:15		N. Mafra et al "Comparative Performance of Asphalt Binder Modification Using RAR and Depolymerized PET Oligomers: Rheological, Mechanical, and Sustainability Perspectives"
17:15 – 17:30		G. Way "Asphalt-Rubber 65 Years of People, Places and Progress"
17:30 – 17:45		R. Wagh et al "Unlocking the potential of lignin in asphalt-rubber binder: An attempt to synergize bio-based industrial waste with scrap tires"
17:45 – 18:00		L. Vieira, P. Nunes "Cutting Costs, Cutting Carbon, Building Tomorrow Economic and Environmental Benefits of LPG and Natural Gas in Asphalt Production"
18:00 -19:30	Reception LNEC

09:00 – 09:15	MESAT SESSION Prof. Kamil Kaloush	Prof. Ezio Santagata "A Unique Perspective of Asphalt Rubber Implementation in the Region " - ONLINE
09:15 - 09:30		Senior Technical Services Engineer Stefano Marini "Asphalt Rubber Projects and Experiences in the Middle East: AR used in Dubai Expo 2020, Mix design and Performance"
09:30 - 09:45		Prof. Ahmed Fatin Faheem Mahmoud "Feasibility of rubberized asphalt for hot climates in the UAE" - ONLINE
09:45 - 10:00		MESAT SESSION – OPEN DISCUSSION
10:00 - 10:15		MESAT SESSION – OPEN DISCUSSION
10:15 - 10:30		KEYNOTE 2 Dr. KRISHNA BILIGIRI Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Indian Institute of Technology TIRUPATI "Rubberized Asphalt-Rubber in India: Three Decades of Innovation & Experience"
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45	SESSION 4 Dr. Jorge Sousa	J. Alarcon et al "Performance analysis of sustainable asphalt mixtures modified with rubber and RAP"- ONLINE
11:45 - 12:00		I. Antunes et al "Advanced Chemical and Rheological Engineering of High-Performance and Sustainable Waterproofing Membranes Incorporating RAR and Bio-Based Oils"
12:00 - 12:15		G. Rowe et al "The performance of a devulcanized rubber asphalt modifier for the production of polymer modified asphalt binders"
12:15 - 12:30		N. Tian et al "A Review of Chemical Reagent-Based Surface Treatments for Enhancing Compatibility of Waste Crumb Rubber with Bitumen"
12:30 - 12:45		H. Kaur et al "Advanced Characterization of Industrial-wastes Modified Asphalt-Rubber Mixtures: A Focus on Encapsulating the Activated Rubber-Asphalt Conglomerates"
12:45 - 13:00		E. Hernandez et al "Warm mixture asphalt with modified asphalt by predigested and activated crumb rubber: A successful case"
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch
14:45 - 15:00	SESSION 5 Dr. Shakir Shatenawi	KEYNOTE 3 Prof. KAMIL KALOUSH FORTA Prof. of Pavement Engineering & Program Chair, Civil Engineering, Arizona State University "Crumb Rubber in Asphalt: Decades of Success and Pathways to Tomorrow's innovations"
15:00 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:30
15:30 - 15:45		V. Antunes et al "Evaluation of Sustainable Pavement Construction and Maintenance Using Multi-Recycled RAP Mixtures"
15:45 - 16:00		E. Andrade, D.Matos "Sustainable Asphalt-Rubber Technology: Evaluating Insoluble Rubber Powder and Its Impact on Binder Content Correction"
16:00 – 16:15		A. Pinto et al " Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Modified with Rubber "In Situ Field Blend" on the RJ-122 Highway in the State of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil"
16:15 – 16:45	Coffee break
16:45 – 17:00	SESSION 6 George Way	KEYNOTE 4 Prof. ZHANPING YOU Distinguished Professor Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, Michigan Technological University "Implementation and Performance Evaluation of a Large-scale Rubberized Asphalt Project in Michigan"
17:00 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:30
17:30 – 17:45		S. Mattaparthi et al " Warm-Mix Asphalt-Rubber Compactability Metrics: Optimization of Production and Compaction Temperatures"
17:45 – 18:00		G. Way, J. Sousa " Integration of Recycled Tire Rubber Pavements and Solar Energy, a Novel Concept"
18:45 – 23:30	CONFERENCE DINNER - RESTAURANT ALFOZ IN ALCOCHETE AMBASSADOR AND INOVATION AWARDS SEE YOU THERE!!!

09:00 – 09:15	SESSION 7 Prof. Krishna Biligiri	M. Alavi et al "How Does High RAP Content Affect the Performance Properties and Durability of Rubberized Asphalt Mixtures?" - ONLINE
09:15 - 09:30		M. Alavi et al "Sustainability and Performance Evaluation of Rubberized Asphalt Mixtures Using Different Production Methods" - ONLINE
09:30 - 09:45		V. Gawande et al "Compatibility and Performance Assessment of Asphalt-Rubber Binder Activated with Waste Cooking Oil"
09:45 - 10:00		D. Cheng et al "Utilizing Turf Rubber Infill in HMA"
10:00 - 10:15		Po-Yu Tang, Chairman of King Ho Tai International Co.,Ltd. "Resin-modified wet Cold Mix Crumb Rubber Surface Material"
10:15 - 10:30		KEYNOTE 5 Dr. ELLIE FINI and Dr. MAHOUR PARAST Associate Prof. Arizona State University and Associate Research Professor at the Del E. Webb School of Construction "Enhancing Sustainability and Promoting Community Resilience through Rubberized Roadway Infrastructure"
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45	SESSION 8 Prof. Kamil Kaloush	B. Regmi et al "Poker Chip Testing of Rubberized Asphalt Binders"
11:45 - 12:00		W. Zankowicz et al "The synergy of using the textile fiber derived from end-of-life tires in the dry crumb rubber modified gap-graded asphalt mixtures"
12:00 - 12:15		N. Gopakumar et al "Rubber-Plastic Conglomerates as Sustainable Aggregates: Assessment of Asphalt Interaction and Swelling Dynamics"
12:15 - 12:30		KEYNOTE 6 Prof. KELVIN WANG Director and Professor, Western Transportation Institute Montana State University "Al Impact on Future Pavement Engineering"
12:30 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch
14:45 - 15:00	SESSION 9 Dr. Maria de Lurdes Antunes	A. Freire et al "Long-term evaluation of a RAR test pit"
15:00 - 15:15		KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PANEL DISCUSSION
15:15 - 15:30
15:30 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:00		Tomorrow Trip Teaser
16:00 – 16:10		OLD TIMMER POWERPOINT
16:10 – 16:30	CLOSING SESSION

🛣️ RAR Construction Sites Visit | 17th October | Algarve (EN125) 📅

We are pleased to announce a possible technical visit to the Algarve (EN125), where at least one of three contractors will be rehabilitating three sections of an old cracked road with a thin layer of SMA 10 S RAR. This new mix, which is now part of Infraestruturas de Portugal Special Specifications, has 100 times more fatigue life (as per ASTM and EN standard 4 point bending flexural fatigue testing) than regular dense mixes and contains about 12.5% BINDER CONTENT (60% bitumen + 40% RAR) which makes it highly resistant ro reflective cracking.

Three contractors will be rehabilitating cracked sections of the EN125 using the cutting-edge SMA 10 S RAR mix — now officially part of Infraestruturas de Portugal’s Special Specifications.

100x greater fatigue life than conventional dense mixes (ASTM & EN – 4-point bending fatigue tests)
12.5% binder content (60% bitumen + 40% RAR)
Exceptional resistance to reflective cracking

At least one contractor is expected to be paving on 17th October, obviously subjected to weather conditions.

Final confirmation will be announced during the Conference.

Departure: LNEC, Lisbon – 07:00 Estimated Return to LNEC: Between 18:00 and 19:00