10th Malaysian Road Conference & Exhibition 2018

Abstract

PrefaceThe Malaysian Road Conference & Exhibition 2018, currently tenth in its series, was held from 29th to 31st October 2018 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre in the city of Petaling Jaya, located in the suburbs of Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The conference was jointly organised by the Ministry of Works Malaysia, Public Works Department of Malaysia, Malaysian Highway Authority, World Road Association (PIARC) and the Road Engineering Association of Malaysia in collaboration with the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, International Road Federation Global and Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia. A World Road Association (PIARC) International Seminar on Asset Management was simultaneously hosted.Revolve around the main theme of Global Approaches to Advance Road Asset Management, 61 technical papers from local and international participants were presented, concerning new indicators and directions relating to the research, development, cutting-edge technologies, construction, management and maintenance of road, highway and related infrastructure assets. The conference has benefited those in the road industry, be they road concessionaires, expressway regulators, related government authorities, consultants, contractors, project managers and engineers from public and corporate sector organisations.Technical papers have undergone a rigorous peer-review process, based on initial Editors’ screening, anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by the article author(s) when required. Editors would like to thank the author(s) who have contributed to the Conference Proceedings, and also to all delegates for their support towards the successful organization of the conference. Our special thanks go to the Technical Program Committee for their devoted assistance and expertise towards the preparation of the conference proceedings. Also, the Editors would like to extend gratitude to the other Committee members as well as all the individual whom are directly and indirectly involved to make the conference possible.