ABSTRACT
It is in general assumed that asphalt pavement does not have any bending moment carrying capacity, unlike concrete pavement. Thus, the equilibrium equations which are developed to estimate stresses in asphalt pavements should not contain any bending moment term. In this chapter, first, the approach to analyze a single layer continuum (that is, a half-space) is presented. Subsequently, the approach is extended for a multi-layered case (with a smooth or rough interface), representing an idealized asphalt pavement structure.
