Call for papers 1st Brazilian International Seminar on Weigh-inMotion
3rd to 7th of April 2011- Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Weigh-in-motion solutions as support for enforcement, safety in highway operations and pavement preservation www.wimbrasil.com.br
http://iswim.free.fr
Important Dates 14th January 2011 - Deadline for short abstracts submission. 24th January 2011 - Abstract acceptance notification. 31st January 2011 - Deadline for early bird registration. 18th February 2011 - Deadline for papers or long abstracts submission. 4th March 2011 -Notification of papers/presentations acceptance (oral or posters presentations) and requirements for papers/long abstracts revisions if needed. 11th March 2011 - Deadline for final papers/long abstracts submission. 3rd - 7th April 2011 - 1st Brazilian International Seminar of Weigh-in-Motion. Papers submission The abstracts and papers will be submitted to the Scientific Committee and the reviewing and acceptance will follow the procedures described at: www.wimbrasil.com.br. The abstracts shall be submitted by January 14th 2011, using the electronic submission system available at the event site. Main Themes of the Seminar 1. Weigh-in-Motion System Developments and Technologies. 2. Standardization and Weigh-in-Motion Applications. 3. Weigh-in-Motion Calibration & Accuracy. 4. Weigh-in-Motion Legislation/Data Monitoring for State & Federal Tax Control. 5. Effects of Heavy Vehicles on Highway Infra-structure Damage, Safety and Competitiveness. Languages Portuguese and English with simultaneous translation. Supported by Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC Santa Catarina Engineers Association – ACE International Society for Weigh in Motion – ISWIM General Coordination Prof. Amir Mattar Valente - Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC Eng. Abelardo Pereira Filho - Santa Catarina Engineers Association- ACE More Information Secretariat Nicolle Martins Neis: +55 (48) 3234 5751. Contacts Helio Goltsman (UFSC) -
[email protected] - Bernard Jacob (ISWIM) –
[email protected]
Scientific Committee Adão dos Santos (Brazil) Ales Znidaric (Slovenia) Anne-Marie Mc Donnell (USA) Bernard Jacob (France) Carlos Alberto Xavier (Brazil) Chris Koniditsiotis (Australia) Eugene O’Brien (Ireland) Flavio De Mori (Brazil)
Gustavo Garcia Otto (Brazil) Hans van Loo (Holand) Helio Goltsman (Brazil) Leto Momm (Brazil) Lily Poulikakos (Switzerland) Márcio Roberto de Lima Paiva (Brazil) Roberto Mastrangelo (Brazil) Rui Castro (Brazil)
Program April 3rd, 2011 – Sunday 16h -18h Registration 18h -19h Opening session 19h Welcoming cocktails April 4th, 2011 – Monday Technologies and weigh-in-motion systems 8h30 - 10h30 Thematic Lectures History of weigh-in-motion and technologies - Eugene O'Brien, University of Dublin, Ireland. Weigh-in-motion on bridges – BWIM - Ales Znidaric, ZAG Institute, Slovenia. Multiple sensors – MSWIM - Bernard Jacob, Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaussees – LCPC, France. 10h30 - 10h50 Coffee break 10h50 - 12h30 Technical session Presentation of scientific papers. 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch 14h00 - 15h40 Discussion panel Weigh-in-motion: technologies, current practice and perspectives. 15h40 - 16h00 Coffee Break 16h00 - 18h00 Presentation of research Multiple sensor systems for weigh-in-motion – developed through UFSC/DNIT agreement. April 5th 2011 – Tuesday Weigh-in-motion: standardization and applications 8h30 - 10h30 Thematic Lectures Standardization of weigh-in-motion systems in Europe - Bernard Jacob, Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaussees – LCPC, France and Hans van Loo, Kalibra-Cofely, Netherland. Applications of weigh-in-motion in pavement engineering - Lily Poulikakos, EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratory, Research, Science and Technology, Switzerland. Applications of weigh-in-motion in bridge engineering - Eugene O'Brien, University of Dublin, Ireland. Applications of weigh-in-motion on traffic monitoring and weight inspection - Hans van Loo, Kalibra-Cofely, Netherland and Bernard Jacob, Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaussees – LCPC, France. 10h30 - 10h50 Coffee break 10h50 - 12h30 Technical session Presentation of scientific papers. 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch 14h00 - 15h40 Discussion panel Effects of excess weight on highway infrastructure, on road safety and on competitiveness of the cargo transport sector. 15h40 - 16h00 Coffee Break 16h00 - 18h00 Case studies Application of weigh-in-motion systems in Latin America. 18h -19h Meeting The setting up of ISWIM Brazil.
April 6th, 2011 – Wednesday Perspectives for weigh-in-motion and intelligent transport systems - ITS 8h30 - 10h30 Thematic Lectures Perspectives for weigh-in-motion in North America - Tom Kearney, Federal Highway Administration - FHWA, USA. Weigh-in-motion and ITS: Onboard weighing using intelligent access program - Chris Koniditsiotis, ACT- Australian Certification Authority for Transport, Australia. Data Integration for customs control of cargo. 10h30 - 10h50 Coffee break 10h50 - 12h30 Technical session Presentation of scientific papers. 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch 14h00 - 15h40 Discussion panel The Future of weigh-in-motion. 15h40 - 16h00 Coffee Break 16h00 - 18h00 Plenary session 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Conclusions and closing session. April 7th 2011 – Thursday 8h - 18h Technical Visit Visit to multiple sensor system site on the BR 101/South-SC km 418, Araranguá, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
