| Sunday 1st May |
Location |
12.30-17.00 |
Registration and trade exhibition set-up |
Foyer |
18.00-19.00 |
Welcome Reception and Exhibition Opening |
Hall B & C |
Monday 2nd May |
Location |
08.00-09.00 |
Registration and arrival tea and coffee |
Foyer |
09.00-09.50 |
Official opening |
Hall A |
09.50-10.30 |
Keynote Speaker: Dr Robin Dunlop – The imperative of tackling the skid resistance issue. |
Hall A |
10.30-11.15 |
Morning coffee and exhibition |
Hall B & C |
11.15-12.45 |
First Conference Session: The Imperative – Why? |
Hall A |
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The implementation of a skid policy to provide the required friction demand on the main road network in the United Kingdom.
Ramesh Sinhal, England |
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There’s a fraction too little friction
Mark Owen, New Zealand |
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Using friction and texture data to reduce traffic fatalities, serious injuries and traffic delays.
Roger Larson, United States |
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Linking road traffic accidents with skid resistance – recent UK developments.
Helen Viner, England |
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The effectiveness of the application of high friction surfacing on crash reduction
Ramiz Iskander, New Zealand |
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12.45-13.45 |
Lunch and exhibition |
Hall B & C |
13.45-14.15 |
Keynote speaker: Mr Peter Roe – Risk and legal issues |
Hall A |
14.15-15.10 |
Second Conference Session: The Imperative-Legal Issues |
Hall A |
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Developments in traffic crash investigation.
Errol Brown, New Zealand |
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It was the roads fault your honour.
Siobhan Hale, New Zealand |
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A practitioner’s perspective on legal liability (Paper not on CD)
David Cook, New Zealand |
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Tips of the trade in raising a legal defence to legal proceedings brought against road authorities where low skid resistance is alleged to be a contributing factor.
Paul Hillier, Australia |
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15.10-15-15 |
Austroads Presentation – An overview of Austroads research |
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15.15-15.45 |
Afternoon tea and exhibition |
Hall B & C |
15.45- 17.15 |
Third Conference Session: The Imperative – Issues of reality |
Hall A |
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The experience of running a survey contract in Tasmania.
Jan Lang, Australia |
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Risk assessment and management of an urban network
Michael Haydon, New Zealand |
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Allocating skid resistance investigatory levels on the basis of risk analysis.
Chris Kennedy, England |
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Establishment of a curve deficiency classification system in determining a risk management approach for addressing skid resistance on a network level.
Riaan Theron, New Zealand |
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Are we afraid of the IFI?
John Yeaman, Australia |
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An overview of the Annual NASA Tyre/Runway Friction Workshop and lessons learned.
Thomas Yager, United States. |
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Tuesday 3rd May |
Location |
08.00-08.45 |
Registration and arrival tea and coffee |
Foyer |
08.45-09.15 |
Keynote Speaker: Dr Chris Kennedy – Technical Issues: Measurement and Highway standards. |
Hall A |
09.15-10.05 |
Fourth Conference Session: Measurement methods and techniques, Part 1 |
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Management of skid resistance on a state highway network.
Michael Haydon, New Zealand |
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Road surface friction measurement testing and accuracy.
Grant Mackey, Australia |
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Measuring chip seal surface texture with digital imagery
Bryan Pidwerbesky, New Zealand |
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Validity of skid resistance data collected under Western Australian conditions.
Wesley Soet, Australia |
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10.05-10.35 |
Morning Coffee and exhibition |
Halls B & C |
10.35-11.30 |
Fourth Conference Session: Measurement methods and techniques, Part 2 |
Hall A |
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Management of skid resistance under icy conditions
Neil Jamieson, New Zealand |
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Early and mid life SMA skid resistance
David Woodward, Northern Ireland |
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Measuring pavement condition data for the establishment of a long term pavement performance study on the New Zealand road network.
Doug Brown, New Zealand |
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Slippery when DRY? Low dry friction and binder rich road surfaces.
John Bullas, England. |
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11.30-12.30 |
Lunch and exhibition |
Hall B & C |
12.30-13.00 |
Keynote Speaker: Mr Thomas Yager – Technical Issues: Correlation and airport standards |
Hall A |
13.00-14.40 |
Fifth and Sixth Parallel Conference Sessions |
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13.00-14.40 |
Fifth Conference Session: Standardisation |
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How do you compare? Correlation and calibration of skid resistance and road surface friction measurement devices.
Peter Roe, England |
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Procedures for correcting for seasonal variation.
John Donbavand, England |
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Development of a fundamental skid resistance asphalt mix design procedure.
Bevan Sullivan, Australia |
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Correlation of ground friction measurements to aircraft braking friction calculated from data flight recorders.
Zoltan Rado, United Staes. |
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Australia’s national friction testing programme.
John Dardano |
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Development of an alternative test procedure to BS 812 for accelerating polishing of roadstones.
Mohammad Ahadi, Iran |
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13.00-14.40 |
Sixth Conference Session: Crash Analysis |
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Alleviating the skid resistance problems – the Israeli experience
Raphhael Yaron, Israel |
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I say Tomayto and you say Tomarto – an appreciation of the collection and use of surface friction data by crash reconstructionists and asset management engineers.
Paul Hillier, Australia. |
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Differential Friction – What is primary EuroNCAP showing us?
Fabian Marsh, Australia |
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Pavement skid-resistance measurements and analysis in the forensic context.
Christopher Marks, New Zealand |
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The effect of skid resistance and texture on crash risk.
Peter Cenek, New Zealand |
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14.40-15.10 |
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition |
Hall B & C |
15.10-17.00 |
Seventh Conference Session: Monitoring and interpretation |
Hall A |
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An investigation of the skid resistance of stone mastic asphalt laid on a rural English county road network.
James Mitchell, England |
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Lessons to be learnt from regular monitoring of skid resistance in the Northland region.
Douglas Wilson, New Zealand |
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The effects of contaminants and rainfall on skid resistance.
Douglas Wilson, New Zealand |
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Frictional characteristics of roadside grass types.
Peter Cenek, New Zealand |
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Predicting texture deficiency in pavement management.
Chris Parkman, New Zealand |
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Analysis of data collected at Australian Friction Workshop (2003).
John Dardano, Australia |
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Runway friction performance in New Zealand.
Do Van Toan, New Zealand |
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Wednesday 4th May |
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08.00-08.45 |
Registration and arrival tea and coffee |
Foyer |
08.45-09.15 |
Keynote Speaker: Mr Michel Gothie – Solutions: Current Highway Research |
Hall A |
09.15-10.05 |
Eighth Conference Session: Solutions – Procedures and Materials Part 1 |
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SCRIM and texture survey contract management.
Susan Chamberlain, New Zealand |
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Sensitivity on in-service skid resistance performance of chipseal surfaces to aggregate and texture characteristics.
Peter Cenek, New Zealand |
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Skid resistance management on the Auckland State Highway Network.
Terry Boyle, New Zealand |
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Recent developments to the SCRIM measurement technique in the UK.
Peter Roe, England |
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10.05-1010 |
Chip Sealing in New Zealand Textbook.
Greg Arnold and Joanna Trowler, New Zealand |
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10.10-10.40 |
Morning Coffee and Exhibition |
Hall B & C |
10.40-11.10 |
Keynote speaker: Mr Arlid Andresen – Solutions: Current Airfield Research |
Hall A |
11.10-13.00 |
Eighth Conference Session: Solutions – Procedures and Materials Part 2 |
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Ultra high pressure water cutting rejuvenating the microtexture of polished surfacings.
Jeff Walters, New Zealand |
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Skid resistance and pavement marking materials.
Alistair Harlow, New Zealand |
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Does Friction and Colour equal safety.
Cliff Parfitt, Australia |
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OGPA cleaning trial.
Richard Lane, New Zealand |
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Higher PSV and other aggregate properties.
David Woodward, Northern Ireland |
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Smaller stone size surface dressings for high stone surface mixes.
David Woodward, Northern Ireland |
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Skid resistance assessment of chip seal mixtures.
Mansour Fakri, Iran |
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VENUE The Centaur - Cheltenham England 11 - 14 May 2008
