ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM CSIR CONFERENCE CENTRE 16

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ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUMCSIR CONFERENCE
CENTRE1617 MAY 2001
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Resolution 1

• That the proposed Bitumen price index (BPI) as
  presented by Mr Piet Myburgh be monitored and
  reported on at the next RPF.

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Resolution 2

• That, the membership of the RPF task group (as
  listed) on Materials Technicians training as
  proposed by Mr C de Jager be hereby accepted.
• CHRIS DE JAGER - TECHNIKON PTA
• LES SAMPSON - ASPHALT ACADEMY
• ROD RANKINE - CCI
• GERARD VERWEY - V3
• MARIUS CILLIERS - CIVILAB
• HOWARD BENNETT - T2 DOT KZN
• BARRY DUMAS - CPA WESTERN CAPE
• NICO GROENEWALD - MTTC
• BENOIT VERHAEGHE - CSIR
• KIM JENKINS - NRA

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Resolution 3

• The data presented by Dr Wynand Steyn be adopted
  as a basis and be expanded for future reports at
  RPF meetings.
• The data should be augmented to include non
  treasury expenditure by SANRAL and others,
  conditional grants and transfers to provinces and
  expenditure in SADC countries.
• It is recommended that progress against budgets
  should be posted on the RPF web site on a
  quarterly basis.

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Resolution 4

• That a Working Group be established to identify
  research and development needs in the field of
  cement stabilisation

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Resolution 5

• It is recommended that the Asphalt Academy
  further investigate the proficiency of
  bituminous binder testing in South African
  material laboratories. Proposals will then be
  developed to identify problems.

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Resolution 6

• It is recommended that the foamed Asphalt working
  group be incorporated as a working group under
  the auspices of the RPF.