Ideal candidate: Asphalt cracking test ready for expanded use.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Zhou, Fuji; West, Kelly
- Source
- Roads & Bridges. Mar2018, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p48-52. 4p.
- Subject
- *CRACKING of concrete pavements
*CONCRETE testing
*ASPHALT testing
*ASPHALT pavements
*ASPHALT pavement design & construction
*ROAD maintenance
- Language
- ISSN
- 8750-9229
The article focuses on the Indirect Tension Asphalt Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT) developed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Topics discussed include an overview of IDEAL-CT, the sensitivity of the test, its objective to address the asphalt cracking issue, and the expanded use of the asphalt cracking test.