Analysis of premature low-temperature cracking in three Ontario, Canada, pavements

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1962, 2006, Pages 44-51

  Yee, Patricia ^a   Aida, Bill ^a   Hesp, Simon A M ^a   Marks, Pamela ^b   Tam, Kai K ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Transportation of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ASPHALT; BINDERS; CRACK INITIATION;

LOW-TEMPERATURE CRACKING; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 33846503224     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1962-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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