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Dear Reader

Welcome to our August issue of asphaltNEWS.

For the first time in Sabita’s 30-year history, asphaltNEWS, our flagship publication, is now being distributed electronically to members and to the industry, locally as well as internationally.  This innovation is in line with international trends towards user-friendly communication, while underpinning Sabita’s commitment to sustainability and resource conservation.

This service to the bituminous products industry has been designed for ease of access and quick reference.  However, asphaltNEWS is still available for downloading from the Sabita web site.

Thank you for your valuable thoughts and insights you've shared with us until now; we encourage you to keep them coming. As always, you'll find us at www.sabita.co.za for your comments and thoughts on our latest issue.

Kind regards,

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Saied Solomons
Sabita CEO

 

 

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International Workshop on Chemo-Mechanics of Bituminous Materials
9-11 June 2009, Delft, The Netherlands

The price for ISAP members is $25 and for Non-members is $100. Contact us for further information on purchasing.

CD Contents - Presentations:
Introduction to the topic of the Workshop: Bitumen at the Molecular Level
Per Redelius

Bitumen at the Molecular Lvel: Molecular Simulations and Chemo-Mechanics
Michael Greenfield

Experimental Approach to Understanding Bituminous Materials at the Molecular Level
Alexander Schmets, Tom Scarpas and Niki Kringos

Studies of the Physico-Chemical Nature of the SHRP Asphalts: PART-I
Troy Pauli, R.W. Grimes, A. Beemer, J. J. Miller, J. D. Beiswenger and J. F. Branthaver

Chemistry of Bitumen or Asphaltenes Where Are You?
Per Redelius

The Morphology of Natural Wax in Bitumen
Hilde Soenen

Evidence of the Colloidal Structure of Bitumen
Didier Lesueur

Studies of the Physico-Chemical Nature of the SHRP Asphalts: PART-II
Troy Pauli, R.W. Grimes, A. Beemer, J. J. Miller, J. D. Beiswenger and J. F. Branthaver

Intrinsic Healing in Asphalt Binders – Measurement and Impact of Molecular Morphology
Dallas N. Little, Amit Bhasin and Mike Greenfield

Interaction and Structure of Bituminous Phases
Alexander Schmets

Atomistic Investigation into the Chemo-Mechanics Properties of Bitumen-Rock Interface
Linbing Wang and Yang Lu

Fatiqued bitumen studied by E-SEM
Hilde Soenen, Per Redelius and Xiaohu Lu

A Finite Element Based Chemo-Mechanical Model to Simulate Healing of Bituminous Materials
Niki Kringos, Alexander Schmets, Troy Pauli and Tom Scarpas

 

Conference Proceedings are now available for purchase. Here:

The 9th, 8th, and 7th conferences are now available on CD.

Legacy Conference Proceedings are soon to come.

New Membership Categories ( full details here )

The ISAP Board of Directors has adopted revised membership categories. The highlight is a new "Corporate Membership" category which offers greater flexibility and reduced costs per individual.

Associate, Voting and Patron categories are retained.

The Board of Directors new membership categories will better address ISAP objectives -- which are to promote internationally the interaction and exchange of information for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, economy and management of asphalt pavements, while recognizing practical problems and encouraging efforts towards their solution.

"The Hot Asphalt": A Theme Song for the Society?
( hear it here - 992 kb )

Canadian Celtic singer Bill Craig has recorded a traditional Irish pub song that might well deserve consideration as a theme for the Society - then again, it might not. . .