Trr No. 1171 Asphalt Materials And Mixtures, pp. 18-26
Stress pedestal, boil, and indirect tensile tests were evaluated for assessing the stripping potential of asphalt concrete mixtures. the tests were applied to surface and base binder mixtures that included five aggregate combinations, asphalt cement from two sources, and three antistripping agents. the field performance of mixes with the five aggregate combinations ranged from good to poor, and the asphalt cements and antistripping agents are representative of those used in Alabama. The boil and indirect tensile tests were most promising, although neither they nor the stress pedestal test accurately predicted the expected performance of all mixes. There was also good correlation between boil test and indirect tensile test values, which improves their credibility as predictors of stripping when applied to specific mixes