University of Wisconsin-Madison

Air Emissions Testing: So You Have to Run a Stack Test

Wisconsin Aggregate Producers, Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association, Wisconsin Road Builders and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR): 5 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Overview of air quality testing procedures. Covers aggregate and hot mix asphalt plants. Helpful for plant owners, elected officials and the public.

Asphalt Overlay: The Four P's

Minnesota Local Road Research Board: 15 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
The video focuses on explaining the philosophy, purpose and benefits of placing an asphalt overlay. It describes the planning, preparation, production and placement. Excellent overview for officials or general public.

Asphalt Paving Inspection

Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) Clearinghouse: 60 minutes
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Recommended viewing for maintenance superintendents, pavement engineers, public works directors, inspection foremen and elected officials.
Part One: Preliminary Responsibilities
Document review, coordinating with public, final review, equipment check, traffic control, weather requirements, tack coat application
Part Two: Paving Operation
Mix delivery, placement, compaction, transverse joint construction
Part Three: Problems
Mix design, paving, compaction

Building the Notched Wedge Joint

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): 8 minutes
Copyright: 1998
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Describes construction of an improved longitudinal hot mix asphalt joint. Includes key practices and the safety and performance benefits. Intended for engineers, foremen and inspectors.

Cold In-place Recycling of Asphalt Pavements with Self-cementing Fly Ash

Wisconsin Electric: 12 minutes
Copyright: 2002
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
An overview of fly ash stabilization on subgrade soils and recycled asphalt pavements. Demonstrates the process and highlights the benefits.

Foam Injection Recycling

Payne and Dolan, Incorporated: 8 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Reviews process and benefits of foam injection recycling of asphalt pavements. Shows construction process of an alternate recycling method to rebuild pavements. Intended for elected officials and managers interested in asphalt recycling.

Foamed Bitumen

Wirtgen Road Equipment: 10 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
This video explains how foamed asphalt is made and used. It shows both laboratory examples and field construction methods. Applications include stabilized base and cold mix surfacing using recycled asphalt pavement.

Fugitive Dust Control: Pardon My Dust

Wisconsin Aggregate Producers, Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association, Wisconsin Road Builders and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR): 4 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Covers the sources and control of dust from aggregate pits, quarries and asphalt hot mix plants. Includes practical tips for dust control. Of interest to site owners, operators and the public.

Handling Hot Mix Asphalt

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): 16 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Good instructional material on proper methods for paving with hot mix asphalt. Stresses importance of the manual handling of hot mix asphalt.

Modern Aggregate and Hot Mix Asphalt Production: Gravel Version

Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association: 9 minutes
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Same as “Modern Aggregate and Hot Mix Asphalt Production: Quarry Version” except it covers a gravel aggregate source and it eliminates the blasting segment.

Modern Aggregate and Hot Mix Asphalt Production: Quarry Version

Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association: 8 minutes
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
Reviews steps in hot mix asphalt production and paving. Includes quarry blasting, aggregate production, control house, drum mixer, bag house, storage silo, and paving. Good overview for the public and elected officials.

Paving for Quality: It’s Up to You!

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): 30 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Language(s): EnglishSpanish
Format: VHS 
Paving Practices (10 minutes)
Paver Operation (10 minutes)
Roller Operation (10 minutes)
Each segment respectively discusses responsibilities of members of a paving crew, paver operation and roller operation. A good introduction for paving crew workers emphasizing techniques for good ride quality.

What's Hot Mix Asphalt?

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA): 11 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Language(s): English
Format: VHS 
A brief discussion on what hot mix asphalt is and how it is prepared and applied.

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