The 28th SPT 2023 was held at Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard Centre on 3 Oct 2023. The symposium was jointly organised by the Pavement Engineering Society (Singapore) and the Centre for Transportation Research of the National University of Singapore, and supported by the Asian Pavement Engineering Society. The sponsors for this year are Engineering Laboratory Electronics (S) Pte Ltd, Megastone Holdings Pte Ltd, Highway International Pte Ltd, and Shell Construction and Road.

The symposium was attended by 150 pavement professionals from both private and public sectors which include Land Transport Authority (LTA), Changi Airport Group (CAG), Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and others from the industry. There were also international delegates from China, Italy, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The symposium comprised three sessions with a total of 11 presentations.

Session 1 – Sustainable and Low Carbon Pavement Technology
Moderated by Dr. Low Boon Hwee, Highway International Pte Ltd

• Dr. Anggraini Zulkati, Land Transport Authority, Singapore. “Paving a
  Greener Future: Partner with LTA for Sustainable Road Pavement
  Technology Project”.
• Dr. Lin Yen-Yu, National Kaohsiung University of Science and
  Technology. “Carbon Management of Highway: Experience of Taiwans”.
• Prof. HR Pasindu, University of Moratuwa. “Incorporating Climate Change Impacts in Multi Year Pavement Management”.
• Dr. Jia Lu, Pavement Engineering Society (Singapore). “Advanced Environmental Friendly Road Construction Technologies – Technical Report on Selected Projects in Beijing and XiongAn City, China”.

Session 2 – Mix Design and Performance Tests of Pavement Material
Moderated by Dr. Kelvin Lee Yang Pin, Samwoh Innovation Centre

• Balaji Vontivillu Jeevanbabu, Changi Airport Group. “Construction Trial and Implementation of Cement Treated Base at Singapore Changi Airport”.
• Assoc Prof. Peerapong Jitsangaim, Chiang Mai University. “Asphalt Concrete Mixed with Recycled Plastic Based on Dry Mixing Processes: Thailand’s Experience”.
• Dr. Jia Lu, Kraton Polymer Singapore Pte Ltd. “Application of Highly Polymer Modified Asphalt (HiMA) in SEA Region”.
• Andrea Carlessi, CONTROLS S.p.A. “Challenges of Performance Testing
  on Asphalt Mixes”.

Session 3 – New Technologies and Products
Moderated by Lim Yeow Hoo, Land Transport Authority

• Dr. Nguyen Van Te Ron and Dr. Kelvin Lee, Samwoh Innovation Centre. “Highspeed 3D Pavement Condition Assessment Using Laser Crack Measurement System”.
• Dr. Liu Chenglong, Dr. Shi Zhongyu and Dr. Du Yuchuan, Transport Research Institute of Tongji University. “Application and Challenges of AI Based Pavement Distress Inspection and Management”.
• Johannes Schroeder, BOMAG APAC Pte Ltd. “Different Asphalt Compaction Methods, Measurement and Documentation”.

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