The inaugural Geo-Structural Aspects of Pavements, Airfields, and Railways Conference (GAP 2019) will be held 4 – 7 November 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event, managed by Minerva (publisher of Geosynthetica), is being developed in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. GAP 2019 will also offer a field trip to the renowned Transportation Technology Center.
The organizing committee has opened the Call for Proposals, which seeks topics to include in the program, technical session moderator/organizer interest, panel discussion ideas, and short course topics and presenters.
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GAP 2019 SUGGESTED TOPICS
The main objectives of GAP 2019 are to:
- Foster communication between the main transportation sectors (Road, Rail, Air)
- Generate cooperation between the pavement and geotechnical disciplines
- Advance pavement and embankment engineering technologies
“This event will be an invaluable opportunity to develop better technical exchange of solutions to shared issues in our aging transportation infrastructure,” the organizing committee writes. “A special emphasis will be placed on including technical sessions, panel discussions, and short courses that encourage contribution and learning for the participants from three modes of transportation.”
Some of the topics the organizers anticipate and invite proposals regarding include, but are not limited to:
Asset Management
- Pavement and Embankment Asset/Risk Management Concepts and Methodologies
- Cost Analysis Systems for Pavements, Railways, and Airfields
- Quality Assurance: How to Create Systems to Train and Ensure Effectiveness for Inspection and Assessment and What to Do with the Data
Monitoring and Condition Assessment
- Design Life Cycles vs System Degradation: An Ongoing Functional Assessment
- Reactive vs Proactive Asset Management: Case studies
- Condition Assessment: Methodologies and Technologies for Pavements, Airfields, and Railways
- UAVs – Effective Use, Regulations, and Restrictions
Design and Construction
- Performance and Material Specifications for the Design and Construction of Contaminated Bases; Working with What We Have
- Reclaimed Materials – Methods for Use, Environmental Impact and Costs
- Sustainable Design Concepts with Limited Aggregate Resources.
- Designing Unbound Layers to Optimize Strength and Drainage Properties
- Improving the Mechanical Properties of Structural Aggregates with Nanoparticles
- Design Strategies for Maintenance
- Constructability and Design Considerations from Subgrade to Pavements
Tech Transfer, Communication and Data Management
- Quality Assurance: Training Methodologies to Ensure Effective Inspection and Assessment
- Development and Use of e-Construction for Construction and Inspection
Learn more about GAP 2019 and register today!
www.gap2019.com
