The MAIREPAV10 was held in Guimaraes, Portugal, from 24 to 26 July 2024. The conference aims to promote and discuss the state-of-the-art on design, assessment, observation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and management of pavements. MAIREPAV10 is focused on sustainable maintenance and rehabilitation of pavements which is becoming a key challenge in most countries. Thus, the primary objective of this conference is to exchange state-of-the-art know-how and innovation among researchers, government and private agencies, consultants and constructors for building and maintaining long-lasting road pavements.
The conference was organised by the University of Minho, Portugal, and the international Society for Maintenance And Rehabilitation of Transport infrastructures (iSMARTi). It was held at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor in Guimaraes. Guimaraes is known to be one of the most beautiful and historical cities in Portugal and was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2001.
There were over 200 participants from different countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA etc.
On Day 1, the welcome address was delivered by the Conference Chair, Professor Paulo Pereira from the University of Minho, Portugal. A total of six keynote lectures were presented over the 2.5 days of conference, namely,
Day 1
- “Pavements for Connected Mobility” by Professor Imad Al-Qadi, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, USA.
- “Comprehensive Evaluation of Asphalt Pavement Recycling Strategies” by Professor David Lee, University of Iowa, USA.
Day 2
- “Modeling Reflective Cracking in Asphalt Overlay” by Professor Youngsoo Richard Kim, North Carolina State University, USA.
- “Including Consideration of Climate Change in Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Activities” by Professor Jo Sias, University of New Hampshire, USA.
Day 3
- “Surface Characteristics and Functional Services of Road Pavements – Paradigm-Shift Need in Smart Transportation Era” by Professor Tien Fang Fwa, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
- “Overview and Trends in Asphalt Technology” by Dr. Delmar Salomon, Pavement Preservation Systems, LLC, USA.
A total of 134 papers were presented at the 2.5-day conference. The topics include:
- Asphalt mixtures
- Pavement design
- Surface characteristics
- Pavement reinforcement
- Pavement management
- Pavement rehabilitation
- Asphalt rubber
- Bitumen
- Warm mix asphalt
- Pavement recycling
- Pavement monitoring
- Alternative materials for asphalt mixtures
- LCA and warm mix asphalt
- Waste materials
- RAP
The PES has participated in the event with a contingent of 9 council members, namely,
- Professor Fwa Tien Fang
- Low Boon Hwee
- Associate Professor Ong Ghim Ping Raymond
- Lee Yang Pin Kelvin
- Tan Jun Yew
- Kwek Yeow Seah
- Tan Hua Soon
- Tan Kim Soon Daniel
- Vincent Guwe (Co-opt)
Professor Fwa, Associate Professor Ong and Dr. Kelvin Lee also presented a paper at the conference.
After the conference, the PES delegates visited the Guimaraes Castle.
On the last day and closing ceremony of the conference, the next MAIREPAV11 was announced and it will be held in Taiwan in 2028.
The MAIREPAV10 was successfully organized. We hope to meet again in 2028.