Development and Validation of Performance Prediction Models and Specificationsfor Asphalt Binders and Paving Mixes

摘要

The objectives of the Strategic Highway Research Program's (SHRP's) asphaltresearch were: to extend the life or reduce the life cycle costs of asphalt pavements; to reduce maintenance costs; and to minimize the number of premature failures. An important result of this research effort is the development of performance-based specifications for asphalt binders and mixtures to control three distress modes: rutting, fatigue cracking and thermal cracking. The SHRP A-005 project developed detailed pavement performance models to support these binder and mixture specifications and performance-based mixture designs. This report documents the findings of this extensive research effort and provides supporting data for the performance-based specifications and mixture design procedure called SUPERPAVE(TM), (Copyright (c) 1993 National Academy of Sciences.)