The　Linear　Amplitude　Sweep　(LAS)　test　has　become　an　efficient　tool　to　characterize　fatigue　resistance　of　asphalt　binders.　The　existing　analysis　scheme　for　this　test　based　on　the　linear　viscoelastic　continuum　damage　(VECD)　theory　was　critically　reviewed.　Based　on　the　rigorous　VECD　formulation　and　experimental　evidences,　a　new　comprehensive　analysis　framework　was　developed　which　includes　damage　characteristic　relationship,　failure　definition,　and　failure　criterion.　Compared　to　the　existing　approach,　the　proposed　framework　provided　a　more　reasonable　agreement　with　experimental　observations　on　fatigue　life　and　a　more　reliable　mathematical　description　of　fatigue　failure,　and　was　also　capable　of　unifying　both　LAS　and　Time　Sweep　fatigue　tests.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.