Determination of master curves for asphalt mixtures by means of IT-CY tests

Abstract

The concept of ecologically conscious and energy saving roads must be expanded to the performance of the asphalt mixtures as well as to the test related to it. This paper investigates the tests focusing on a better description of the behaviour of asphalts as well as on a deeper revelation of the impact of different compositions. Based on the international experiences the recording of the asphalt's complex module over the entire temperature range by the determination and evaluation of the mater-curves appeared as a possible solution for more precise description of the asphalt behaviour. © Periodica Polytechnica 2010.