Francis, 2007:1199-1208.
This paper focuses on the risk evaluation of surface-initiated longitudinal cracking in asphalt pavements that is assumed to be related to a combination of both. Critical traffic induced stresses and temperature cooling. A systematic approach if presented to assessing the asphalt material capacity for cracking resistance. In addition, new types for loading asphalt mix specimens in fatigue tests are discussed, that are intended to develop improved forecasting tools for asphalt pavement performance