Strategic Theme 1   Topics of the call for papers ST1 Road Quality Service Levels and Innovations to meet User Expectations · the monitoring of the service quality indicators, or · the maintenance and repair works to reduce inconvenience to users.    MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND NEIGHBOURS ON HIGH CAPACITY ROADS WITH POROUS ASPHALT SURFACE LAYERS. EXPERIENCES ON THE A-52 RIAS BAJAS MOTORWAY. OURENSE. SPAIN    CONTRACT OF MANAGEMENT AND OF ROAD MAINTENANCE BY LEVELS OF SERVICE (GENIS-RT)   SPECTRAL TEXTURE INDICATORS SIGNIFICANCE IN RELATION TO FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS SURFACE PERFORMANCE   ON-SITE RETREADING OF ROAD SURFACES WITH BITUMEN EMULSION   SERVICE QUALITY ON THE ROADS OF MADRID THROUGH A PIONEERING SURVEY     PAVEMENT MATERIAL THAT IMPROVES RUTTING RESISTANCE ON HEAVY LOADED AREAS     THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IN TERMS OF ROAD SERVICEABILITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETER FOR TAKING TECHNICAL, ECONOMICAL AND STRATEGIC CHOICES THAT CONCERN ROAD NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES         Topics of the call for papers C7/8 Technical Committee on Road Pavements - Design of innovative pavements - Performance specifications   POROUS ELASTIC ROAD SURFACE AS AN ULTIMATE HIGHWAY NOISE MEASURE   FRENCH METHOD FOR THE USE OF "OUT OF SPECIFICATION" AGGREGATES IN ROAD SUBBASES     ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUEL RESISTANT SURFACINGS   COLD BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR WEARING COURSES   DEVELOPMENT OF EMULSIONS FOR MICRO-SURFACING   OUTLINING SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD MIXES IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE   SUSTAINABLE ROAD BUILDING WITH LOW-NOISE CRCP ON BELGIAN MOTORWAYS   TWIN-LAYER CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED CONCRETE SURFACING AT ESTAIMPUIS ON THE N511   PERFORMANCE RELATED SPECIFICATION SYSTEM FOR BITUMINOUS BINDERS   WARM ASPHALT MIXES BY ADDING ASPHA-MIN A SYNTHETIC ZEOLITE   TECHNIQUES FOR USING HOUSEHOLD WASTE BOTTOM ASH IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION: THE EXPERIENCE OF A ROADWORKS COMPANY   ASPHALT FLOW IMPROVERS - A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCING MIXING TEMPERATURE OF ASPHALT CONCRETE MIXES WITH HIGH RESISTANCE AGAINST PERMANENT DEFORMATION   INNOVATION AND SPECIFICATION : A FORCEFUL PARTNERSHIP, THE EXAMPLE OF LOW NOISE PAVINGS AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE NOISE OF TRAFFIC RUMBLE IN PARIS   BASE COURSE WITH HARD PAVING GRADE AND WEARING COURSE WITH MULTIGRADE BITUMEN: AN INNOVATIVE COUPLE TO FIGHT THE RUTTING AND REDUCE COSTS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE ON THE LONG-TERM, EXPERIMENTS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM   RECYCLING OF CHIP SEALED PAVEMENTS: NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE IN COMBATING TOP SURFACE LAYER INSTABILITY ISSUES    UTW: TEST SECTIONS IN FLANDERS   THE REHABILITATION OF A NATIONAL ROAD BASED ON A PRODUCT PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE SYSTEM   COLD MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE AND MICROSURFACING FOR COLOURED WEARING COURSES   FOR ECONOMICAL ROADWAYS OF CONTINUOUS CEMENT-CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH STEEL FIBER   SWEDISH PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION   FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD PAVEMENTS - A QUESTION OF RISK ASSIGNMENT     Topics of the call for papers C12 Technical Committee on Earthworks, Drainage and Subgrade - Use in embankment of natural materials outside current specifications - Earthworks control - Soil slopes - Risk assessment and management - Construction over Soft Ground - Risk assessment and management    METHODS FOR TESTING THE COMPACTION QUALITY   A METHOD FOR ASSESSING EMBANKMENT SETTLEMENT DUE TO THE WIDENING OF ROAD CROSS-SECTION   FROST ACTION CONSIDERATIONS IN ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION   CONTROL OF PLATFORMS AND ECONOMICAL ROADS WITH A NEW CONTINUOUS METHOD TO ASSESS THE STIFFNESS   MOTORWAY A29 AMIENS / SAINT-QUENTIN OPTIMIZATION OF THE EARTHWORKS IN A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECT   SAND COMPACTION CONTROL BY SHALLOW CPT'S   A NEW, INNOVATIVE CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE PROVEN CONCEPT OF VACUUM CONSOLIDATION   PROPOSAL OF PERFORMANCE BASED SPECIFICATIONS FOR SELECTION AND PLACING OF NATURAL MATERIALS FOR ROAD EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION   PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CRUMBLINGS RISKS ON THE DIFFICULT RELIEF ROADS: THE CASE OF THE TRUNK ROADS OF REUNION ISLAND   IMPROVED RELIABILITY OF (REST) SETTLEMENT PREDICTIONS OF EMBANKMENTS ON SOFT SOILS   ONLINE MONITORING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENTS FOR BETUWEROUTE   LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION - THE SITUATION IN ITALY   EMBANKMENTS MADE OF DEGRADABLE MATERIALS MORE OR LESS FRAGMENTABLE   DESCRIPTION OF COMPACTED SAND/CLAY MIXTURES : COMPACTION PROCESS AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF SOILS   RISK MANAGEMENT OF EARTHWORKS USING GEOQ   FOAMGLASS - A NEW VISION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION    RESEARCH ON THE QUANTITATIVE RISK ESTIMATION METHOD OF ROAD SLOPE DISASTER    A FRAMEWORK FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF MARGINAL MATERIALS   UTILIZATION OF LOCAL MATERIALS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE SAHARA AND SELECTION CRITERIA   USE OF LOCAL CLAY SOILS OF INCREASED MOISTURE CONTENT IN EMBANKMENTS