Development and Validation of Performance Prediction Models and Specifications for Asphalt Binders and Paving Mixes
Dr. Robert L. Lytton Dr. Jacob Uzan Dr. Emmanuel G. Femando Texas Transportation Institute Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Dr. Reynaldo Roque Dr. Dennis Hiltunen Dr. Shelley M. Stoffels Pennsylvania Transportation Institute Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania
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Highway Research Program National Research Council Washington, DC 1993
SHRP-A-357 ISBN 0-309-05617-9 Contract A-005 Product No. 1012 Program Manager: Edward Harrigan Project Manager: Harold Von Quintus Production Editor: Cara J. Tate Program Area Secretary: Juliet Narsiah October 1993
key words: calibration crack initiation crack propagation creep compliance elastic fatigue cracking fracture mechanics fracture toughness laboratory testing of asphalt concrete material properties mechanics microcracks
pattern search method pavement performance prediction plastic resilient dilatancy resilient properties rutting system identification method thermal cracking validation vermeer plastic properties viscoelastic viscoplastic
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Acknowledgments
The research described herein was supported by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). SHRP is a unit of the National Research Council that was authorized by section 128 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
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