Australian Asphalt Pavement Association

The Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) is a representative industry association with a progressive and innovative approach. It was formed in 1969 as a non-profit organisation to promote the economic use of asphalt and bitumen bound products based on sound technical and commercial grounds. Throughout its history, AAPA has maintained as its major objective the dissemination of technical knowledge aimed at continual improvement in asphalt and bitumen bound technology.

Study Tour Feedback Seminars 2011	Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, June 2012 Istanbul

AAPA NEWS AND INFORMATION	AAPA EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Warning! Driveway Bandits! Alert in Australia. There are travelling con men moving around Australia offering cheap asphalt driveways. These con men, sometimes called itinerant traders or bitumen bandits, knock on the door of unsuspecting residents, particularly the elderly and those in outer urban or rural areas, offering asphalt left over from a previous job. ...	AAPA Newsletter - December 2011 The December 2011 edition is now available. Click here to download.
South Africa 2011 Study Tour Australian Asphalt Pavement Association held a Study Tour of South Africa in conjunction with CAPSA'11 conference during 3 to 19 September 2011. The Study Tour was a great success and addressed a number of key area of interest (see below). ...	2012 Training Course Programme Now Available AAPA pavements training and advisory centre 2012 Training Course programme now available.
14th INTERNATIONAL FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS CONFERENCE PAPERS NOW AVAILABLE Conference Papers are available on the below link. Conference Papers Conference Photo Gallery	Perpetual Pavements/Master Class The proceedings of the Master Class in Long Life Pavement Design held in September 2011 are available for members only. Perpetual Pavements/Long Life Asphalt Pavements (Link)
Warm Asphalt Validation Project Download PDF Version of Article AAPA and its members, in conjunction with Austroads, has commenced a major project to validate the performance of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) in Australia. ...	NEW BITUMEN HOSES SAFETY GUIDE Bitumen at elevated temperatures can lead to major burns if not handled correctly. Therefore anyone handling this material must use appropriate equipment and follow safe procedures. Those handling bitumen must also be aware of new products and how those products must be handled. ...
2010 HS&E Conference The 14th AAPA Health and Safety Conference was held on 7-8 June 2010 at Darling Harbour, Sydney. The conference demonstrated the strong desire by the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA), and its colleagues ROADING New Zealand, Austroads and IPWEA to pro-actively promote health and safety across the flexible pavements and broader road construction industry. ...	BITUMEN BURNS CARD Bitumen Burns Those in our industry know that working with bitumen can be dangerous due to its high temperatures and latent heat. We also know that the health and safety practices adopted by all AAPA members across the whole of Australia are designed to protect workers from health and safety incidents. ...

AAPA NEWS AND INFORMATION

AAPA EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Warning! Driveway Bandits!

Alert in Australia. There are travelling con men moving around Australia offering cheap asphalt driveways. These con men, sometimes called itinerant traders or bitumen bandits, knock on the door of unsuspecting residents, particularly the elderly and those in outer urban or rural areas, offering asphalt left over from a previous job. ...

AAPA Newsletter - December 2011

The December 2011 edition is now available. Click here to download.

South Africa 2011 Study Tour

Australian Asphalt Pavement Association held a Study Tour of South Africa in conjunction with CAPSA'11 conference during 3 to 19 September 2011.

The Study Tour was a great success and addressed a number of key area of interest (see below). ...

2012 Training Course Programme Now Available

AAPA pavements training and advisory centre 2012 Training Course programme now available.

14th INTERNATIONAL FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS CONFERENCE PAPERS NOW AVAILABLE

Conference Papers are available on the below link.

Conference Papers

Conference Photo Gallery

Perpetual Pavements/Master Class

The proceedings of the Master Class in Long Life Pavement Design held in September 2011 are available for members only.

Perpetual Pavements/Long Life Asphalt Pavements (Link)

Warm Asphalt Validation Project

Download PDF Version of Article

AAPA and its members, in conjunction with Austroads, has commenced a major project to validate the performance of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) in Australia. ...

NEW BITUMEN HOSES SAFETY GUIDE

Bitumen at elevated temperatures can lead to major burns if not handled correctly. Therefore anyone handling this material must use appropriate equipment and follow safe procedures.

Those handling bitumen must also be aware of new products and how those products must be handled. ...

2010 HS&E Conference

The 14th AAPA Health and Safety Conference was held on 7-8 June 2010 at Darling Harbour, Sydney. The conference demonstrated the strong desire by the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA), and its colleagues ROADING New Zealand, Austroads and IPWEA to pro-actively promote health and safety across the flexible pavements and broader road construction industry. ...

BITUMEN BURNS CARD

Bitumen Burns

Those in our industry know that working with bitumen can be dangerous due to its high temperatures and latent heat.

We also know that the health and safety practices adopted by all AAPA members across the whole of Australia are designed to protect workers from health and safety incidents. ...