Strength size effect in asphalt binders and mixtures at low temperature

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. January 2013. Major: Civil Engineering. Advisors: Mihai O. Marasteanu, Jia-Liang Le. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 113 pages.

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