Construction Documents

For further information see the construction FAQs, other engineering areas, Asphalt magazine and APA websites, Asphalt Institute online store and the links page for other information related to these topic area.

We also recommend that you attend our Asphalt Academy courses at sites throughout the country to obtain expert instruction on asphalt topics.

• ABCs of Pavement Preservation by the Ontario Hot Mix Asphalt Producers Association (OHMPA) (PDF 1.3 mb)
• Tire Scuffing & Indentations by the Ontario Hot Mix Asphalt Producers Association (OHMPA) (PDF 124 kb)
• About Rubblization (PDF 203 kb)
• Compaction Principles For Heavy-Duty HMA (PDF 620 kb)
• Durable Open-Graded Mixes Enhance Safety and Reduce Noise (PDF 85 kb)
• Open Graded Asphalt Surfaces Offer.... (PDF 85 mb)
• Rubblizing I-30 and I-40 In Arkansas (PDF 1.8 mb)
• Rubblizing the Interstate System (PDF 800 kb)
• Rubblizing U.S. Highway 12 in Wisconsin (PDF 526 kb)
• Frank Drake: Inventor and Innovator (PDF 300 kb)
• ABC's of Driveways by the Ontario Hot Mix Asphalt Producers Association (OHMPA) (PDF 385 kb)
• "Best Practices" For The Use Of Asphalt Driveways by the Colorado APA (PDF 88kb)
• Intersection Strategy 1: Developing a Strategy for Better Performing Intersection Pavements (PDF 692 kb)
• Intersection Strategy 2: Ensuring Structural Adequacy-A Key Step to Intersection Strategies (PDF 664 kb)
• Intersection Strategy 3: Materials and Construction Concerns for Improved Intersection Performance (PDF 655 kb)
• Intersection Strategy 4: Three Examples of Implementing the Plan (PDF 4.3 mb)
• World's Strongest Intersection (PDF 483 kb)
• Design, Construction and Performance of HMA For Railroad Trackbeds (PDF 355 kb)

Out of print Asphalt Institute Construction Leaflets

• CL-2 Model Specifications For Small Paving Jobs (PDF 1.5 mb)
• CL-3 Full Depth for Asphalt Bicycle Paths (applicable also to Paving Golf Cart Paths, Sidwalks, and Walkways) (PDF 1.54 mb)
• CL-5 Pavement Rehabilitation - Preperation for Asphalt Overlays (PDF 1.6 mb)
• CL-7 Planned Stage Construction (PDF 1.5 mb)
• CL-11 Ful Depth Asphalt for Private Driveways (PDF 745 kb)
• CL-19 Full Depth Asphalt Patching (PDF 2.5 mb)