Bending or flexural tests are the most widely used methods for assessing the fatigue resistance of asphaltic materials. Four point bending is included in both CEN and AASHTO specifications. The specimen is a prismatic beam, which is subjected to sinusoidal loading in the controlled strain mode. In Europe the principal alternative is two-point bending using trapezoidal specimens, a test which was developed at LCPC in France.
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EN12697-24 A; NF P98-260-2
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