This book presents the latest advances in research to analyze mechanical damage and its detection in multilayer systems. The contents are linked to the Rilem TC241 - MCD scientific activities and the proceedings of the 8th RILEM International Conference on Mechanisms of Cracking and Debonding in Pavements (MCD2016). MCD2016 was hosted by Ifsttar and took place in Nantes, France, on June 7-9, 2016. In their lifetime, pavements undergo degradation due to different mechanisms of which cracking is among the most important ones. The damage and the fracture behavior of all its material layers as well as interfaces must be understood. In that field, the research activities aims to develop a deeper fundamental understanding of the mechanisms responsible for cracking and debonding in asphalt concrete and composite (e.g. asphalt overlays placed on PCC or thin cement concrete overlay placed on asphalt layer) pavement systems.

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Part I Cracking in Asphalt Materials.- Fundamental bituminous material characteristics.- Cracking and Linear Visco Elastic Binder Properties, by Rowe Geoffrey et al..- Evaluation of Fatigue Behavior of Aged Asphalt Mixtures Using the Simplified Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Model, by Babadopulos Lucas et al..- GB5 Mix Design: a new approach for aggregate grading optimization for heavy duty flexible pavements, by Pouget Simon et al..- Modelling the Hysteresis Loops of Hot Mix Asphalt, by Ahmed Taher.- Prediction of hot mix asphalt stiffness behavior by means of multiscale modeling, by  Eberhardsteiner Lukas et al..- Simulation of the asymptotic behaviour of bituminous mixtures using the Discrete Element Method, by Nguyen Minh Duc et al..- Visco-plastic behavior of bituminous mixtures: experiments and modeling, by Gayte Pierre et al..- Material Crack Characterization.- Effect of fiber grid reinforcement on crack initiation and propagation in asphalt concrete, by Gao Xiaofeng et al..- Fracture Characterization Of Grid-Reinforced Asphalt Pavements, by Graziani Andrea et al..- Impact of Loading Rate and Temperature on Tensile Strength of Asphalt Mixtures at Low Temperatures, by Steiner Daniel et al..- Numerical correlation between low temperature SCB fracture and IDT strength of asphalt mixture using FEM analysis, by Cannone Falchetto Augusto et al..- A Study of Longitudinal Crack Which Occurs to the Surface of Asphalt Pavement By Wheel Tracking Test, by Hirato Toshiaki et al..- Effect Of Ageing And Water Action On The Cracking Resistance Of Asphalt Mixtures, by López-Montero Teresa et al..- Effect of stress singularity on the scaling law of asphalt mixture strength at low temperature, by Cannone Falchetto Augusto et al..- Analysis Of Cracking Resistance Of Bituminous Mixtures Under Monotonic And Cyclic Loads, by Pérez-Jiménez Félix et al..- Effects of ageing on warm mix asphalts with high rates of reclaimed asphalt pavement, by Perez-Martinez Miguel et al..- Fracture Energy Evaluation Of "Interstitial Asphalt Mixtures", by Musetti Simone et al..- Significance of Oxidative Aging on the Low Temperature Cracking Predictions in Asphalt Concrete Pavements, by Alavi Mohammad Zia et al..- Viscoelastic properties of bituminous composites using multiscale heterogeneous numerical simulation and micromechanical analytical self-consistent model, by Fakhari Tehrani Fateh et al..- Low Temperature Cracking Problem for Asphalt Pavements in Kazakhstan, by Teltayev Bagdat et al..- Research of Cracks Formation At Transport Facilities Of Azerbaijan, by Vyrozhemsky Valeriy et al..- Material Crack Propagation.- Crack Evolution of Asphalt Mixtures under Compressive Monotonic and Repeated Loads, by Zhang Yuqing et al..- A Simple Fracture Model for Hot Mix Asphalt Based on Fundamental Fatigue Parameters, by Ahmed Taher et al..- Low temperature cracking properties of asphalt mixtures containing rubber bitumen pellets, by Artamendi Ignacio et al..- Reinforcement Of A Cracked Steel Plate Using CFRP Bonding, by Lepretre Emilie et al..- Characterizing non-linear fatigue crack growth and size effect in plain concrete beams with a hybrid effective crack and cohesive zone model, by Chatti Karim et al..- A new approach for the study of fatigue cracking phenomenon in bituminous mixtures, by Moreno-Navarro Fernando et al..-  Bump formation on a semi-rigid pavement: interpretation and modeling using the Thick Level Set (TLS) approach for damage growth, by Chupin Olivier et al..- Modelling of the fatigue damage of geogrid reinforced asphalt concrete, by Chazallon Cyrille et al..- Predicting the performance of SAMI systems, by Thom Nick et al..- Reflective cracking in asphalt overlays reinforced with geotextiles, by Leiva-Padilla Paulina et al..- Thermal Crack Mechanisms.- Understanding the effects of ageing and temperature on the fatigue cracking resistance of bituminous mixtures, by Moreno-Navarro Fernando et al..- Multiplicative viscoelastic-viscoplastic damage-healing model for Asphalt-Concrete materials, by Balieu Romain et al..- Self-healing of dense asphalt concrete by two different approaches: electromagnetic induction and infrared radiation, by Ajam Harith et al..- Mechanisms in Healing of Bitumen and the Impact of Normal Force, by Leegwater Greet et al..- Assessment of Healing Properties of Asphalt Mixtures, by Isailovic Ivan et al..- Material Crack Performance .- Cracking Performance Of Lower Asphalt Binder Coarse Graded Hot Mix Asphalt Mixes, by Dave Eshan et al..- Combined Effect of SBS and Devulcanized Rubber (DVR) Modification on Performance Grade and Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Binders, by Kocak Salih et al..- Determining the allowable content of RAP binder in HMA with regard to fatigue resistance, by Riccardi Chiara et al..- Effect Of Bitumen Type And Content On The Cracking Resistance Of Asphalt Mixtures At Different Temperatures, by Miró Rodrigo et al..- Effects of Recycled Shingle and Virg...