NATIONAL C

OMMITTEE

PIARC SLOVENIA

P R E S E N T A T I ON A

T T H E WI N

T E R R O A D CO N G R E S S

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„ E XCHANG I NG K

NOWL EDGE

AND TE CHNO LOGY I N

ROAD

T RANS PORT “

Location: Central EuropeArea: 20.273 km2Borders length: 1.382 kmPopulation: 2.051.000President of state: Borut

PahorTime zone: central

European time; winter GMT + 1, summer GMT + 2

Currency: euro (EUR); from 2007

Official language: Slovene; in ethnically mixed areas also Hungarian and Italian

Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean

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OUR COUNTRY - SLOVENIA

• Active PIARC member from 1995

• National committee established in 1999

• Currently 25 members

• Our members are currently involved in the work of 10 different TCs

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ABOUT NC PIARC SLOVENIA

SECRETARIAT Technical

committees

MANAGING BOARD

WHAT WE DO?• World-class international research projects

Cooperating with leading experts in international research projects of world class format in the field of roads and traffic

• Knowledge transfer – organization of workshopsProviding latest information about the development of roads andtraffic science around the world to our members

• Business opportunities in road transportA direct link to leading world organisations and companies in thefield of roads and traffic sector

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Are coming from the areas:

• Research & Development

• Industry & Commerce

• Teaching & Administration

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OUR MEMBERS

NC PIARC Slovenia

Research institutes

University

Individual members

Government

Private companies

Honorary members

SLOVENIAN ROAD NETWORK

SLOVENIAN ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEMMotorways 677 kmExpressways 92 kmMain roads 819 kmRegional roads 5.136 kmTotal length of state roads 6.742 kmLocal roads 13.598 kmPublic paths 18.626 kmTotal length of all roads 38.966 kmCars per 1000 inhabitants 449

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State roads

Main andregional roads

Motorways and

ExpresswaysManaged by SRA Managed by DARS

Municipal roads

Local roads Public paths

Managed by municipality Managed by municipality

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SLOVENE ROADS AGENCY

Government of the

Republic of Slovenia

Ministry of infrastructure and spatial

planning

Slovene Roads

Agency (SRA)

DARS, Motorway

company in Slovenia

• construction, maintenance and safety of state roads,

• monitoring of their condition, • passenger and freight road

transport, • management of state roads

and traffic records and• administrative tasks relating

to safety measures for state roads and traffic

ACTIVITIES ON SLOVENIAN ROADS

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Weighing-in-motion

Monitoring of the conditionof road pavements Surveillance of exceptional

transport

Regular and wintermaintenance activities

Regulating traffic sings andother technical elements

SLOVENIAN NATIONAL BUILDINGAND CIVIL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (ZAG)• An independent, impartial and non-profit research institute,

carrying out testing and attestation of conformity of construction products

• Founded in 1994 by a decree, promulgated by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

• 198 employees, including more than 81 experts with university qualifications and academic titles

• 14 laboratories• A library which is one of Slovenia's best in the field of

technical literature

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ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (1)MATERIALS

• Laboratory for cement, mortars and ceramics• Laboratory for concrete, stone and recycled materials• Laboratory for metals, corrosion and anti-corrosion

protection• Laboratory for Polymers

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ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (2)BUILDING PHYSICS

• Laboratory for acoustics• Fire laboratory• Laboratory for thermal protection• Section for fire engineering

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ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (3)STRUCTURES

• Section for massive constructions of high buildings• Section for solid engineering structures and bridges• Inspection body for cableway installations• Section for wooden structures• Section for earthquake Engineering• Section for geotechnical anchors• Section for structural dynamics• Laboratory for structural engineering

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ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (4)GEOTEHNICS AND ROADS

• Section for soil mechanics and geotechnical observation• Section for road maintenance and management• Section for engineering geology and rock mechanics• Laboratory for soil mechanics• Laboratory for Asphalts, Bitumens and Bitumen-Based Products

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ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (5)METROLOGY

• Laboratory for metrology performs calibration, inspection and checking of mechanical quantities and machines for measuring:

• force• pressure• torque force• hardness,• mechanical energy• length• mass and• temperature

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