Determining and Modeling Asphalt Concrete Response (ACRe)

In road engineering research and design the principles of material mechanics have not yet become a standard tool. In this contribution a project aimed at applying these principles to asphalt concrete is presented. Attention is paid to the differences between the standard test procedures and those based on mechanics considerations, presenting...

Cracking in asphalt concrete

Fatigue resistance of asphalt concrete is usually evaluated by means of fatigue tests, like repeated load four point bending tests. These tests are rather time consuming and, therefore, not suited for performance based specifications. In this article a new, faster procedure to determine the fatigue characteristics is introduced. The procedure is...