Development of an IDEAL Cracking Test for Asphalt Mix Design, Quality Control and Quality Assurance
TRB's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) program has released National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) IDEA Project 195: Development of an IDEAL Cracking Test for Asphalt Mix Design, Quality Control and Quality Assurance . This report explores a simple, repeatable, and reliable cracking test for mix design, quality control (QC), and quality assurance (QA). The Ideal Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT) determines cracking resistance of asphalt mixes through a fracture mechanics–based parameter: Cracking Tolerance Index (CTIndex).
This Summary Last Modified On: 2/8/2019