Webinar: Standards Australia – Bitumen and related materials for roads (2024-26)

Bituminous binders that are used to construct roads are tested prior to use to ensure they will perform satisfactorily during a road’s lifecycle. Standards Australia Committee CH-025 ‘Bitumen and related products for roadmaking’ is responsible for the revision of 4 national specification documents and 26 test methods which are used to characterise bituminous materials used in road construction. Austroads has also published 14 test methods that are used to characterise bituminous materials.

This webinar presents the outcomes of Austroads Project APT6256 which provided expert technical input into the revision of 3 national specification documents (AS 2008, AS 2157 and AS 1160) and 1 Austroads test method (ATM 101). The webinar includes a description of the process used to update an Australian Standard and outlines the main changes to the 4 revised documents.

This webinar is presented by Robert Urquhart and Robert Busuttil.

No charge, but registration is essential. Can’t make the live session? Register and you’ll receive a link to the recording. Register now.

Robert Urquhart is the National Technical Leader – Materials at the National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO). Robert has over 25 years’ experience in the area of bituminous binders which has included product formulation, production plant support and conducting research into the properties of bituminous binders and their performance in asphalt and sprayed seals. Robert is an active member of the Standards Australia CH-025 committee. He has also updated several Austroads bituminous material test methods over the past 15 years.

Robert Busuttil is the Specialist Engineer, Pavement Surfacing Technology at the Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria. He is currently Chair of the Austroads – Bituminous Surfacings Technical Group (BSTG) and Chair of the Standards Australia CH-025 committee. Robert is the Project Manager for this project. He has worked in the past as a technical expert for DIT, SA, NZTA and AfPA.