7TH DPWH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2021

Construction in the Era of New Normal

Virtual Video Conference via Zoom

November 11, 2021

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

TIME ACTIVITY
7:30 - 8:30 Virtual Conference Reminders
8:30 - 8:35 Invocation and National Anthem
8:35 - 8:45 Welcome Remarks
by Director Reynaldo P. Faustino, Bureau of Research and Standards
8:45 - 9:00 Inspirational Message
by Undersecretary Maximo L. Carvajal, Technical Services
8:25 - 8:30 Introduction of Participants
8:30 - 8:50 Influence of Anti-Corrosive Coatings on Bond Behavior of Corroded Rebar
by Mohammad Ridduhan L. Natino, DPWH Regional Office, IX
8:50 - 9:10 Field Performance and Settlement Prediction of Soft Stratified Soils Improved with
Prefabricated Vertical Drains Using Asaoka Graphical Method
by Anna G. Bilaro, PGATECH Group of Companies
9:10 - 9:30 Low Volume, Not Low Technology: The Use of Advanced Satellite and Stabilization
Technology to Plan, Design and Construct Low Volume Roads in the Philippines
by Alex Campbell, Advanced Environmental Soil Solutions, Inc. (AESSI)
9:30 - 9:50 An Innovative and Cost Effective Rail Track Slab Design using Macro Synthetic Fibres
by Ralf Winterberg, BarChip Inc.
9:50 - 10:10 Construction and Long-Term Performance of Interstate Constructed on EPS Geofoam on
Soft Soil Sites in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, USA
by Steven Bartlett , Macro Ind’l Packaging Products Corp.
10:10 - 10:30 High Performance Micro Surfacing New Mixture Design Guidelines
by Stephane Charmot, R.A. Kelman, Inc.
10:30 - 10:50 Unconfined Compressive Strength of Stabilized Clay Using Rice Hull Ash – Derived
Geopolymer
by Lestelle V. Torio – Kaimo, University of the Philippines - Diliman
10:50 - 11:10 Evaluation of the Performance of Waste Tire Rubber - Modified Hot-Mix Asphalt
by John Cedrick L. Chan, DPWH - Bureau of Research and Standards & Kevinilo P. Marquez,
, University of the Philippines Los Baños
11:10 - 11:50 Product Presentations
11:50 - 12:00 Closing Remarks
by Engr. Teodoro D. Viyar, Jr., Chief of Research and Development Division