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In this dissertation the development of a realistic material for asphalt concrete is described. The model expresses this response as a function of the sate of stress, the temperature and the strain rate. Laboratory tests on the material with an a-priory known, uniform state of stress are used to determine the material response and the model parameters. In this project uniaxial compression, uniaxial tension and multiaxial four-point shear tests are used to provide this information. Since these tests are not commonly used in road engineering the setups, instrumentation and data analysis procedures were developed within the project