TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 162: Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation explores mechanistic-based models for predicting top-down cracking in hot-mix asphalt layers for use in mechanistic-empirical procedures for design and analysis of new and rehabilitated flexible pavements.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22935.
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Front Matter | i-iii | |
Report Contents | 1-2 | |
Executive Summary | 3-6 | |
1. Background | 7-10 | |
2. Research Approach | 11-13 | |
3. Findings: The VECD-Based Model | 14-86 | |
4. Findings: The HMA-FM-Based System | 87-144 | |
5. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research | 145-149 | |
References | 150-153 | |
Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model | 154-212 | |
Appendix B: Development of the HMA-FM-Based Model | 213-276 | |
Appendix C: Simulation Tools | 277-282 |
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