Self Healing of Asphalt Mixtures: Towards a Better Understanding of the Mechanism

Traffic is increasing rapidly in terms of number of vehicles and also in axle loads. In order to maximize the availability of the pavement and to minimize hindrances to traffic because of maintenance works, long life pavements are needed. An asphalt pavement with self repairing capabilities is believed to be very useful to this respect. The self...

Self healing of road-use bituminous materials: Mechanical characterization and its modelling (abstract)