A delegation organized by the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) visited School of Transportation on 25th July. A workshop about “Development and Application of Advanced Asphalt Pavement Technology” was held by Professor Liu Zhiyuan. The delegation and professors from our school shared their researches and experiences through this workshop. Prof. Huang Xiaoming, Prof. Ma Tao, Prof. Liu Zhiyuan, Dr. Zhang Weiguang, Dr. Xu Guangji and students from related major from our school also attended this workshop.
First, Prof. Liu Zhiyuan introduced the developments and abundant achievements of our school. Then Prof. Ma Tao, Dr. Xu Guangji, Dr. Yu Bin and Dr. Zhang Weiguang delivered academic speeches according to their studies respectively. Eric Denneman, the director technology & leadership of AAPA, also reported recent advances in asphalt technology in Australia., In-depth discussions on a series of related issues were conducted during this workshop.
The delegation visited the laboratory of transportation industry in the afternoon. They fully affirmed and highly appreciated the construction and achievements of our school, and expressed their expectation for further cooperation in the future.
The Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) is the top organization of Australian flexible pavement industry, responsible for the design, specification, manufacture, construction and maintenance of all forms of flexible pavement. Together with its members, AAPA demonstrates and enables technical excellence in the sustainable use of bitumen-based products in pavement engineering solutions.
Text: Yu Jun
Photo: Ma Yuan, Xia Yan