Scientific Session

Evolution of the use of recycled post-consumer tyre materials in road construction and asphalt.

Evoluzione nell’utilizzo dei materiali provenienti dal riciclaggio dei pneumatici fuori uso nella costruzione di strade ed asfalti.

h. 9.00 – Welcome
Avv. Benito BOVE – CCIAA President
Prof. Mario PELINO – L’Aquila University
Dott. Giacomo Zerilli - Assogomma
Dott. Ettore Musacchi, ARGO President

h.9.45 – Road performance experiences

- Valerie L. SHULMAN, Ph.D, Secretary General of ETRA
Chair

- Dr. Tommy EDESKAR, Assistant of Prof. Sven KNUTSSON, Lulea University, Sweden
The performance of recycled materials in rain and ices.

- Pierre PRINGUET, Centre Recherche COLAS SA, France
The use of the recycled materials in the bituminous compounds to reduce the impact of noise.

- Prof. Antonio D’ANDREA, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
The use of the recycled materials in road construction to reduce vibration.

- Prof. Massimo STOLFI, University of Florence
The use of the recycled materials for anti-vibrating panels in the underground trains and trams.

- Prof. Serji AMIRKHANIAN, Civile Engineering Department, Clemson University, USA
Responses of rubberised asphalt to breaching, tumbling and temperature volatility.

h. 12,30 – Method of Application

- Prof. Massimo STOLFI, Florence University
Chair

- Ir. Costis KERIDIS, Hellenic Pavement Asphalt Association, Thessaloniki, Greece
The wet method.

- Prof. Giuseppe BIARDI, University “Politecnico di Milano”, Italy
Costs and benefits of using post-consumer tyre material in roads.

h. 13.30 - Lunch

Workshop

Annual Post-Consumer Tyre arising and use:
the future
Il riciclaggio dei pneumatici fuori uso – quantita e sbocchi, prospettive future.

h. 15.00 – Annual Post-Consumer Tyre arising and use: the future

- Sig. Giorgio GENOVESE, ARGO Vice-President
Chair

- Ph. D. Valerie SHULMAN, Secretary General of ETRA
Post-consumer tyre in the EU: An envolving scenario.

- Ton MELEIN, President of ETRA
Material trends 1994-2003

- Ing. Stefano MARGANI, Consorzio ARGO
Analysis of the flows of post-consumer tyres.

h. 16.30 - Coffee Break

h.16.45 – Alternative post-consumer tyre management models in the EU

- Andres MACHO, Ministry of Environment, Spain
A new tyre collection and management system.

- Peter TAYLOR, ITMA, United Kingdom
The responsible recycler programme.

- DISCUSSION

h. 17,50 – End of the conference

- Dott. Ettore Musacchi, ARGO President
Conclusion.
Future meeting.

h. 18.00 - Good Bye Cocktail