ABSTRACT

The FWD measurement data used in this study were acquired in research conducted from 1993 to 2007 at a national highway site. FWD dissipated work were calculated from the FWD load-deflection hysteresis loop. Investigation was made to determine whether there was correlation between fatigue cracking and FWD dissipated work. This study found the followings,

1. It was confirmed that dissipated work decreases with increases in the thickness of the asphalt mixture layer.