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PIARC and ARRB organize the 8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics: SURF 2018 - May 2 to 4, 2018, Brisbane (Australia)

Submit your abstract before Wednesday 14 June 2017!

The Committee on pavements (Technical Committee D.2) of the World Road Association - PIARC and the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) jointly organize the 8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics. "SURF 2018" will take place in the city of Brisbane, Australia, from the 2nd May to 4th May 2018.

You are invited to submit your abstract before Wednesday 14 June 2017.

The main objective of the Symposium is to improve the quality of road infrastructure through effective management of road infrastructure assets in accordance with user expectations and managers' requests.

Themes for the 8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics: SURF 2018 include:

  • Smart surfaces
  • Vehicle-road interaction
  • Data collection with a purpose
  • Safer road performance
  • Sustainable and recyclable wearing courses

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