DCT Low Temperature Fracture Testing Pilot Project Status: CompleteReport Date: 05/26/2015 Summary: This pilot project continued the work of two phases of a national pooled fund study that recommended the disk-shaped compact tension test to predict asphalt pavement cracking at low temperatures and to adjust pavement mixes to reduce cracking. Researchers used the DCT test on five asphalt construction projects in Minnesota and used the results to adjust the mixes of three pavements that did not meet a minimum fracture energy standard. Final Deliverables: DCT Low Temperature Fracture Testing Pilot Project (Report #2015-20) New Lab Test Leads to More Crack-Resistant Asphalt Pavements (Research Summary) Related Materials: Implementation project: Disc Shaped Compact Tension (DCT) Specifications Development for Asphalt Pavement (Other) Related research: Laboratory Test of Asphalt Mixes Predicts Pavement Cracking Performance in the Field (Other) New test could help asphalt pavements survive winter intact (Blog Post) DCT Test Sample Preparation (Video/Webinar) Related Research: Disc Shaped Compact Tension (DCT) Specifications Development for Asphalt Pavement Disc Shaped Compact Tension (DCT) Specifications Development for Asphalt Pavement