Abstract
Various monotonic cracking resistance assessment tests and indicators of asphalt mixes have their own merits; however, they provide illogical interpretations of mix resistance to cracking under different air void (AV) contents. This study aims to investigate and address the limitations of the monotonic tests and indicators in evaluating the cracking resistance of asphalt mixes with different AV contents. The results show that the shape of the load-displacement curve, curve basic elements, and monotonic indicators are significantly sensitive to variation in AV content. However, the currently proposed correction ratios could not address this dependency of cracking assessment on AV content. This study therefore proposes and evaluates a new approach and correction ratios for monotonic tests and performance indicators. The results demonstrate that the newly proposed correction ratios could normalize the effect of AV content on the examined performance assessment indicators.