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Asphalt education from technical course

A special course being held at Newcastle University in the UK is intended to help road construction professionals with knowledge on asphalt road paving. The course is being managed by Roger N Bird, Senior Lecturer in Highway Engineering at Newcastle University. The course will run from the 3rd September to the 7th September 2018 at the university. This course is being run by Newcastle University’s Transport Operations Research Group.
July 5, 2018 Read time: 1 min
A special course being held at 5161 Newcastle University in the UK is intended to help road construction professionals with knowledge on asphalt road paving. The course is being managed by Roger N Bird, Senior Lecturer in Highway Engineering at Newcastle University. The course will run from the 3rd September to the 7th September 2018 at the university. This course is being run by Newcastle University’s Transport Operations Research Group.


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