Summer School on Sustainable Design and Construction of Road Pavements
July 1-5, 2024
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July 1-5, 2024, Online | July 8-12, In-person, Lisbon, Portugal, be-READY Summer School
We are happy to announce that the be-READY Summer School has been confirmed, with instructors from seven European institutions!
The topics that will be addressed in the summer school include:
- Origin and production processes of recycled materials;
- Physical, mechanical, and environmental characterisation of recycled materials;
- Physical, mechanical, and environmental characterisation of recycled materials;
- Design of recycled pavement materials;
- Road construction and maintenance processes, including recycled pavement materials;
- Quality control and performance assessment during the life cycle.
Programme
* The link to the online classes will be sent closer to the date.
- Overview – Presentation of be-READY Project. Introduction and Identification of the problem
- Climate change – Future climate change forecasts and challenges
- Materials I – Application of alternative materials in bound layers
- Materials II – Application of alternative materials in unbound layers
- Technical Specification – LNEC’s technical specifications as a support for the use of alternative materials
- Monitoring – In-situ characterisation of pavements
- Design I – General principles of pavement design
- Design II – Manuals for predesigning pavement with alternative materials
- Rehabilitation Technologies I – Constructive processes for bituminous mixtures production with incorporation of by-products
- Rehabilitation Technologies II – Innovative technologies to extend road pavement durability
Instructors
- Ana Cristina Freire, Senior Researcher at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Portugal
- Berthe Dongmo-Engeland, Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
- Emiliano Pasquini, Associate Professor at Università di Padova, Italy
- Fernando Martinho, Researcher FM Consult/JRS, Portugal
- Hilda de Pablo, Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
- José Neves, Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Luís Picado Santos, Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Maria de Lurdes Antunes, Principal Research at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Portugal
- Rui Micaelo, Associate Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal
- Vítor Antunes, Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
How to apply?
Necessary information for registration:
- Name
- E-mail contact
- Institution
- Study field
- Graduation year
Please fill the form: https://forms.gle/D2Mm5hVPVrFpoVXW8/
Certificate
The students who complete the course will receive a Certificate emitted by Lusófona University.
Contact
For more information please contact Vítor Antunes:
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