Download or read book Accelerated Performance-related Tests for Asphalt-aggregate Mixes and Their Use in Mix Design and Analysis Systems written by University of California, Berkeley and published by National Research Council. This book was released on 1994 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a brief summary of the processes that led to the selection of performance-related tests to define asphalt-aggregate interactions that result in fatigue, permanent deformation, thermal cracking, aging, and water sensitivity. Inherent in this test selection process was the emphasis on the ability of the tests to measure fundamental material properties that, when incorporated into prediction models, will depend less on empirical correlations than has been traditionally the case. Also included are the results of validation studies for each of the tests and frameworks for the use of the tests in mix design and analysis. Several levels of design are provided for each distress, some of which incorporate reliability concepts.