Conference Presentations and Speaker Biographies
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Session 1
- Keynote: Dennis Walsh, Chief Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Keynote: Jake Ellwood, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Reconstruction Authority
- Keynote: Ross Guppy, Transport Infrastructure Program Manager, Austroads
Session 2a
- The Foam Bitumen Journey in Ipswich City Council – John Tannock, Principal Engineer (Pavements), Ipwich City Council Pavement Stabilisation as a Sustainable Pavement Recycling
- Treatment Option for Brisbane City Council – Dr Greg Stephenson, Senior Engineer, Civil Infrastructure, Brisbane City Council, and Ashish Shah, Lead Engineer, Strategic Asset Management, Brisbane City Council
- Enhancing Long-Term Performance of Unsealed Roads in Australia: The Use of Crushed Rock Treated with Anionic
Bituminous Emulsion – Asanka de Silva, Professional, National Transport Research Organisation - Kangaroo Island, Pavement Rehabilitation: A Case Study of What Can Be Achieved Using Pavement Recycling Technologies – Joseph Rugari, Stabilisation Manager, South Australia and Adrian D’Amico, Project Manager, Downer Group
Session 2b
- Towards Improved Thickness Design Procedures for Foamed Bitumen Stabilised Layers: New Experimental Findings – Dr Didier Bodin, Principal Technology Leader, National Transportation Research Organisation and Damian Volker, Principal Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Recycled Material Blends for Mechanical and Cementitious Stabilisation – Dr James Grenfell, Principal Professional Leader, National Transport Research Organisation, Dr Negin Zhalehjoo, Senior Technology Leader, National Transport Research Organisation, and Meera Creagh, Principal Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Comments on the Australian Structural Pavement Design Procedure for Lightly Bound Cemented Materials – Dr Ian Van Wijk, Senior Principal Pavement Engineer, FSG Geotechnics
Session 3a
- The Use of 500mm Deep Lime Stabilisation as an Unsuitable Support Condition Treatment in Construction on TMR Stabilisation Projects – Damian Volker, Principal Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and Meera Creagh, Principal Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Pacific Freight Terminal – Roadway F – Foamed Bitumen Insitu Recycling – Damien Edwards, National Technical Manager, Hiway
- From Ground Up: Stabilisation’s Impact on the Renewable Energy Transition – Joshua Mason, Senior Associate / Lead Civil Engineer, icubed consulting, and Amy Pitt, Associate / Operations Manager, Civil Designer, icubed consulting
- Improved Design and Construction Methodology for Urban Local Roads in Flood Prone Areas – Scott Young, Technical Manager, Stabilised Pavements of Australia
Session 3b
- Use of Lower Embodied Carbon Portland-Limestone Cement in Granular Materials Stabilisation – Matthew Bond, Senior Technology Leader, National Transport Research Organisation
- Triple Bottom Line Comparison of Various Pavement Rehabilitation Design Solutions for Local Roads – Scott Young, Technical Manager, Stabilised Pavements of Australia
- Feasibility Assessment of Bio Bind as a Sustainable Alternative to Foamed Bitumen and Bituminous Emulsion Stabilisation Technique – Keira Offer, Assistant Lead – Pavements and Stabilisation, Downer and Road Science
- Evaluating the Use of Low Carbon Emission Bio Binders in Foam and Emulsion-treated Base Applications – Dr Hamidreza Sahebzamani, National Technical Service Manager, Sami Bitumen Technologies, and Kanjan Yindee, National Laboratory and R&D Manager, Sami Bitumen Technologies
Session 4
- Graymont Presentation
- Australian Cement Industry Decarbonisation Pathway – Jason Chandler, Director, Concrete Insights
- Panel session
- Q & A
- Conference Closing Address: Daniel Orriss, AustStab President