Prof. A.O. Abd Halim

Carleton University Prof. A.O. Abd El Halim has his Amir 1 asphalt multi-integrated roller ready to pave Canada"s roads.
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Prof. A.O. Abd El Halim of Carleton University, however, is convinced the main road-maintenance problem is with how they're laid and compacted, not with the quality of pavement.

Halim, who has studied pavement for 23 years and is the director of CAART, says his research shows it inevitably starts to fail within four years.

"They keep improving the material, but there are always more and more cracks because they are being put down with roller technology that is 120 years old," he says.
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Halim says HIPAC can reduce costs by 60 per cent during its life because it dramatically reduces the costs of labour, equipment and road replacement.

December 5, 2001: Joanne Pagani, a Ph.D. candidate co-supervised by Dr. Said Easa and Dr. A.O. Abd El Halim of Carleton University, has been awarded the 2001 Jim Davey Award (first prize) in the Ph.D. category of the student Paper Competition, sponsored by the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF).