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Highlights from the Recent International Conference on Tactile and Permeable Paving Technologies

The recent conference boasted a record attendance with 223 delegates from 29 countries, featuring 45 papers on innovative paving technologies. The program included sessions on environmental design, performance, and new technology, emphasizing the importance of tactile paving. Delegates rated the event as one of the best in the series, acknowledging strong technical programming and organization. Key presentations included award-winning research on wheelchair interactions with segmental pavement surfaces and advanced Dutch design methods for concrete block pavements. Don’t miss the insights shared!

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Highlights from the Recent International Conference on Tactile and Permeable Paving Technologies

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  1. STATISTICS • There have been 7 conferences and 3 workshops, 2nd best attendance • 223 delegates • 66% overseas from 29 countries • 46 companions • 45 papers presented from 18 countries

  2. What did the delegates say? • Questionnaire rated conference one of the best if not the best ever of the series in the aspects: Technical programme Organisation Social

  3. The programme • SESSION 1: OPENING • SESSION 2/3: ENVIRONMENTAL/TACTILE • SESSION 4/5: DESIGN • SESSION 6/7: PERFORMANCE and MAINTENANCE • SESSION 8: MATERIAL PROPERTIES • SESSION 9: NEW TECHNOLOGY • SESSION 10: CONSTRUCTION

  4. Major focus • The major international developments are in the areas of permeable and tactilepaving • SA still regarded as one of world leaders in cbp but falling behind inlatest technology – we lay 10million sq m per year, Germany 100 million sq m per year

  5. Award winning papers Best written • INTERACTION OF WHEELCHAIRS AND SEGMENTALPAVEMENT SURFACES by Cooper, R.A., Wolf, E., Fitzgerald, S.G., Dobson, A., Ammer, W. and Smith, D.R. Best presentation • THE UPGRADED DUTCH DESIGN METHOD FOR CONCRETEBLOCK ROAD PAVEMENTS by Huurman, M., Houben, L.J.M., Geense, C.W.A. and van der Vring, J.J.M.

  6. If you were not there, you lost out!!!

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