About
Every 4 years PIARC organizes an international symposium on pavement surface characteristics for roads and airfields, so called SURF events.
The first symposium was held at State College, Pennsylvania, USA in June 1988, followed by symposia in Germany (Berlin, June 1992), New Zealand (Christchurch, September 1996), France (Nantes, June 2000), and Canada (Toronto, June 2004).
The success and interest shown in these symposia has encouraged PIARC Technical Committee TC 4.2 "Road/Vehicle Interaction" and the Slovenian PIARC National Committee to start with organisation of the 6th International Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics of Roads and Airfields in 2008. With the new PIARC strategic plan 2008 - 2011 the current committee D 2a is associated with SURF 2008 and show that there is continuity of action of PIARC in the domain although the designation and precise terms of reference are changing from one cycle to the next.
> More about SURF 2008 - http://www.surf2008.si/
Videos
Opening session

Welcome from PIARC
Dec 4, 2008
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Welcome from PIARC Slovenia's first delegate
Dec 4, 2008
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Introduction to the symposium from the technical committee
Dec 4, 2008
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Welcome from European research area
Dec 4, 2008
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Slovenia, its roads and its expertise

Slovenia it's roads and its expertise
Dec 4, 2008
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2897 views
Assement of the pavement

Research on sustainable paving/surfacing for low volume rural roads in Vietnam
Dec 4, 2008
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3274 views

Debate about assessment of the pavements
Dec 4, 2008
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Macrotexture and drainability in friction courses: modeling and experiments
Dec 4, 2008
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3198 views

Assesment of surface ravelling using traffic speed survey techniques
Dec 4, 2008
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3567 views

Measuring Pavement Condition in Developing Countries: The World Bank's Experienc...
Dec 4, 2008
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3450 views
Assement of the pavement (Friction)

Low dry friction - Measurement and imaging
Dec 4, 2008
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3888 views

Debate about assessment of the pavements (friction)
Dec 4, 2008
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3176 views

Samples of singular detailed texture and skid resisance analysis
Dec 4, 2008
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3353 views

Evaluation of the effect of grooving of the coeficient of friction of wet runway...
Dec 4, 2008
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3411 views

Surface characteristics of asphalt pavements with synthetic lightweight aggregat...
Dec 4, 2008
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3960 views
Assement of the pavement (Noise)

Statistical properties of road traffic noise emission measurements
Dec 4, 2008
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3065 views

Tire/Road noise relationshipwith viscoelastic properties of paving materials
Dec 4, 2008
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3608 views

Thin asphalts surface layers for highways - optimised for low tyre/road noise
Dec 4, 2008
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3148 views

Acoustic monitoring of a road network: investigation of the ageing effect on thi...
Dec 4, 2008
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3428 views
Data analysis tools

The new Austrian skid resistance evaluation background based on the correlation ...
Dec 4, 2008
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3054 views

How to assess a payment adjustment when both surface and mechanical defects are ...
Dec 4, 2008
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2896 views

Evaluation of the international friction index coefficients for various devices
Dec 4, 2008
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3695 views

Model for assessing risks of road infrastructure
Dec 4, 2008
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3000 views
Performance criteria

Pavement prediction performance models and relation with traffic fatalities and ...
Dec 4, 2008
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3239 views

Seasonal variationsof pavement surface frictional properties
Dec 4, 2008
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2915 views
Pavement Management

Modeling the ups and downs of the grip resistance of road surface
Dec 4, 2008
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884 views

Pavement management policy for a conceded motorway network
Dec 4, 2008
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3050 views

Debate about pavement management
Dec 4, 2008
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3085 views

Debate about pavement management
Dec 4, 2008
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2952 views

Pavement surface characteristics evolution
Dec 4, 2008
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2964 views

Pavement surface defects: Classification and quantification over a road network
Dec 4, 2008
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Feasibility of using Deflectograph data to review drainage network in the UK
Dec 4, 2008
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A method for developing preliminary friction deterioration model on runway
Dec 4, 2008
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The weighted longitudinal profile (WLP) technical specification and experiences ...
Dec 4, 2008
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Development of a Half-Car based rutting index
Dec 4, 2008
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2847 views
Assement of the pavement (cracking measurement)

Developing the automatic measurement of surface condition on local roads
Dec 4, 2008
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2976 views

Routine measurements of pavement surface cracks
Dec 4, 2008
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3223 views

Debate about assement of the pavement (cracking measurement)
Dec 4, 2008
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3124 views

Development of a new 3D transverse laser profiling system for the automatic meas...
Dec 4, 2008
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5742 views
Véhicule / road interactions

Protocol Applications of the Automated Distress Analyzer (ADA)
Dec 4, 2008
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3193 views

Evaluation expérimentale des regles de conception des virages par l'analyse des ...
Dec 4, 2008
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3326 views

From theoretical acoustics studies to implementation on a worksite : a major ste...
Dec 4, 2008
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3458 views

Debate about vehicle/road interactions
Dec 4, 2008
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3017 views
Data analysis tools

Prediction of Deterioration of Asphalt Pavements by Empirical Mechanistic Model
Dec 4, 2008
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4748 views

The possibilities of utilising data gathered from laser measurements of pavement...
Dec 4, 2008
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2987 views

Debate about data analysis tools
Dec 4, 2008
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3173 views

Relationship between surface skid resistance and rate of accidents at major inte...
Dec 4, 2008
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3059 views

Advanced analysis for singular longitudinal profiles
Dec 4, 2008
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2913 views
Data analysis tools (profiler)

Debate about data analysis tools 2
Dec 4, 2008
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2981 views

Implementation of a Grinding Simulation Tool in the Profile Viewing and Analysis...
Dec 4, 2008
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3549 views

Quantifying the Impact of Jointed Concrete Pavement Curling and Warping on Pavem...
Dec 4, 2008
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4105 views

Application of the Cross-Correlation Technique to Evaluate Profile Data
Dec 4, 2008
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4486 views
Véhicule / road interactions

Roadex III: Health issues related to poorly maintained road networks
Dec 4, 2008
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3688 views

Silent surfaces: an experience in Portugal
Dec 4, 2008
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3020 views

The long term skid resistance performance of three artificial aggregates used in...
Dec 4, 2008
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2846 views

Aquaplaning phenomenon characterization of a rotating tyre over water puddles
Dec 4, 2008
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3493 views

May new road be less safe for a while? Initial skid resistance of wet and dry as...
Dec 4, 2008
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2850 views

Laboratory test method for the prediction of the evolution of road skid resistan...
Dec 4, 2008
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3867 views
Assessment of pavements

Characteristics of today's concrete surfaces
Dec 4, 2008
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3196 views

Maintenance practices and standards on pavements at Mexican airports
Dec 4, 2008
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2661 views

Tyrosafe project
Dec 4, 2008
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3012 views