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7TH SYMPOSIUM ON PAVEMENT
SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS
SURF 2012
Gerardo W. Flintsch
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Our Theme
Smooth, Safe, Quiet and
Sustainable Travel through
Innovative Technologies
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The Organizers
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Local Organizing Committee
Gerardo Flintsch, Virginia Tech
Edgar de León Izeppi, VTTI
Affan Habib, VDOT
Kevin McGhee, VCTIR
Mark Swanlund, FHWA
Mike Moravec, FHWA
• Steve Karamihas, RPUG
• Thomas Tate, VDOT
• Greta Smith, AASHTO
• Evan Rothblatt, AASHTO
• Ashley Roberts, VT CPE
• Colleen Bartos, VT CPE
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The Symposium
• 175 + participants
• 4 sponsors and 10 exhibitors
• Excellent international participation
delegates from 28+ countries
Excellent very interesting
presentations
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The Symposium (cont.)
• We will like to get your feedback
• A web-based evaluation form will be emailed to you
in the next few days.
• All presentations will be available in the
conference website.
• Accepted papers will also be made available
• Those that satisfactory addressed all the reviewer’s
comments may also be published in some other venue
• We will contact authors for permission
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Symposium Highlights
• Great people!
• A good balance of:
• Advanced scientific knowledge
• Practical applications
• Technological advances
• Good food and camaraderie
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International Scientific Committee
• Brian FERNE, representing PIARC TC D2a, TRL, UK (Chair)
• Johannes STEIGENBERGER, representing PIARC TC D2c, VOEZFI, Austria
• Andras GULYAS, representing PIARC TC D2b, KOZUT, Hungary
• Mark SWANLUND, representing FHWA, FHWA, USA
• Gerardo FLINTSCH, representing Virginia Tech, VTTI, USA
• Georges DIMITRI, representing ERTO, Michelin, France
• Kevin MCGHEE, representing TRB, VCTIR, USA
• Frank HOLT, representing Equipment Manufacturers, Dynatest, USA
• Audrey COPELAND, representing Asphalt Construction Industry, NAPA, USA
• Larry SCOFIELD, representing Concrete Construction Industry, ACPA, USA
• Armann NORHEIM, representing ICAO Friction Task Force, ICAO, Norway
• Bojan LEBEN, representing SURF2008, ZAG, Slovenia
• Maureen JENSEN, representing AASHTO , Minnesota, USA
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
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Thanks to our Exhibitors
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Thanks to our Reviewers
Brian FERNE
Andras GULYAS
Mark SWANLUND
Gerardo FLINTSCH
Kevin McGHEE
Frank HOLT
Aubrey COPELAND
Larry SCOFIELD
Armann NORHEIM
Bojan LEBEN
Bjarne SCHMIDT
Dr. Christina PLATI
Fabienne ANFOSSO LÉDÉE
Filippo G. PRATICO
Goran MLADENOVIC
Manfred HAIDER
Luc-Amaury GEORGE
Benoit PETITCLERC
Joralf AURSTAD
Margo BRIESSINCK
Paulo A. PEREIRA
Rajandran PADAVATTAN
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Thanks to our Presenters and
Panelists
And thanks to all of you for
your participation and
contributions!
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Technical take-away I
• There have been tremendous technological advances that are changing the way we evaluate pavement surface characteristics
• New ways of looking at smoothness
• Measuring of rolling resistance
• High-resolution 3D scanning systems
• Use of vehicles as data collectors
• Need to coordinate/ collaborate with tire and vehicle industry
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Technical take-away II
• Continuous focus on understanding the
impact of pavements on the user and the
surrounding population
• Friction impact on safety
• Noise measurement and standards
• Modeling of Splash and Spray
• “Optimization” of pavement surfaces
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Technical take-away III
• Pavement surface characteristics are key
inputs for supporting decisions
• Pavement management
• Safety management
• Performance management
• Asset management
• Sustainability assessments
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7TH SYMPOSIUM ON PAVEMENT
SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS
SURF 2012
Gerardo W. Flintsch