HELLER on the WCPAM2017

Professor Maurizio Crispino, professor at the Politecnico di Milano and chairman of the conference, was delighted at the presence of many valued experts in asset and pavement management. "We are expecting a number of lectures that present experiences, best practices and current research," he said and added: "The issues that concern us today concern the transport infrastructure of tomorrow and shape our future!"

The key note of the WCPAM was given by Dr. Thomas Linder, Supreme Building Authority of the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for construction and transport, and head of the PIARC Technical Committee D1 Asset Management. In his lecture entitled "Demand-oriented road infrastructure: a major challenge for today and for the future", he impressively presented the current requirements for a modern road construction management and also focused on future issues such as climate change, self-propelled cars or electric mobility. The resulting thinking impulses also led to interesting discussions in the subsequent technical sessions.

In a total of more than 200 presentations from experts from all over the world, the visitors of WCPAM2017 were able to learn about asset management strategies, PMS case studies, state of the art developments and quality assurance, conservation strategies and traffic safety.

HELLER was also an expert in maintenance management at WCPAM2017 with several employees. The total of eight lectures on research and project results showed forward-looking approaches and led to interesting professional discussions among the participants.

Overall, the WCPAM2017 was not only a perfectly organized conference at beautiful Lake Maggiore but also an event with top-class participants and interesting lectures. The event also strengthened the awareness of the importance of asset management for our economy and society. The lectures and discussions have shown that it is important to find solutions that are oriented towards the goals of the organization and not the technically producibility.

Further information on the conference can be found on the official website of WCPAM2017.

Lecrures of HELLER during WCPAM2017:

1.      The Long-term Observation Section on Motorway BAB A5 in Hesse as a Data Source for Research in the Field of Road Maintenance
Authors: Jürgen BERGMANN-SYREN, Wojciech SMET, Christian KOMMA, Marek SKAKUJ; submitted by Jürgen BERGMANN-SYREN, Hessen Mobil

2.      Application of road safety indicators of road maintenance planning, Warmia and Mazury case study
Authors: Agata CIOLKOSZ-STYK, Tomasz RADZIKOWSKI, Marek SKAKUJ; submitted by Marek SKAKUJ, HELLER Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

3.      Road Maintenance at the Operative Level. Silesian Voivodship Case Study
Authors: Zbigniew TABOR, Marek SKAKUJ; submitted by Marek SKAKUJ, HELLER Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

4.      Key Performance Indicators for a Strategic Maintenance Planning on Urban Road Networks Authors: Alexander BUTTGEREIT, Slawomir HELLER; submitted by Alexander BUTTGEREIT, Stadt Münster

5.      The Evaluation and Visualization of Spatial Disparities in the Pavement Condition for the Purpose of Sustainable Development of Road Infrastructure
Authors: Agata CIOLKOSZ-STYK, Slawomir HELLER; submitted by Christian KOMMA, HELLER Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

6.      Condition Related Keys for Allocation of Asset Maintenance Funds between Road Networks
Author: Slawomir HELLER; submitted by Christian KOMMA, HELLER Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

7.      Exact Localization of Damages on Concrete Slab Pavements
Authors: Marek BUKOWICKI, Karol R. OPARA; submitted by Karol OPARA, Polish Academy of Sciences and free employee of der HELLER Consult sp. z o.o.

8.      Quality Assurance of Road Traffic Data
Authors: Karol R. OPARA, Jan P. ZIELINSKI; submitted by Karol OPARA, Polish Academy of Sciences and free employee of HELLER Consult sp. z o.o.