Pavement Performance Symposium will be held in December.

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Sponsored by ASTM Committee E17 on Vehicle - Pavement Systems, Pavement Performance: Trends, Advances, and Challenges will take place December 5, 2011 in Tampa, FL. International symposium will address issues resulting from evolving technologies and increasing demands for faster and more accurate pavement performance monitoring techniques/procedures as well as data interpretation. Online registration closes November 30.



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ASTM International Symposium on Pavement Performance to Be Held in December



W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-ASTM International will sponsor a symposium on Pavement Performance: Trends, Advances, and Challenges, on Dec. 5, 2011, at the Tampa Marriot Waterside in Tampa, Fla. Sponsored by Committee E17 on Vehicle - Pavement Systems, the symposium will be held in conjunction with the committee's December standards development meetings.

This international symposium is intended to address issues resulting from the ever evolving technologies and increasing needs for faster and more accurate pavement performance monitoring techniques/procedures and data interpretation. Particular emphasis will be given to topics addressing the trends, advances and challenges in the areas of pavement management, condition survey, friction measurement, pavement-tire noise, ground penetrating radar (GPR), video distress rating and structural adequacy testing.

Online registration is now open and closes Nov. 30. The fee to attend for non-ASTM members is $50 USD for online registration and $75 USD for onsite registration. There is no fee for ASTM members. presenters, session chairs and students with a valid ID.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.astm.org/E17Mechanical.htm.
Additional information is available from symposium chairman Bouzid Choubane, Florida Department of Transportation, Gainesville, Fla. (phone: 352-955-6302; bouzid.choubane@dot.state.fl.us).

ASTM International is one of the largest international standards development and delivery systems in the world. ASTM International meets the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles for the development of international standards: coherence, consensus, development dimension, effectiveness, impartiality, openness, relevance and transparency. ASTM standards are accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems and commercial transactions.

ASTM Staff Contact: Hannah Sparks, Phone: 610-832-9677; hsparks@astm.org

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