Overview of South African mechanistic pavement design method

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1539, 1996, Pages 6-17

  Theyse, H L ^a   De Beer, M ^a   Rust, F C ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; DESIGN; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; SERVICE LIFE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

MECHANISTIC DESIGN;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS;

EID: 0030287674     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1539-02     Document Type: Review

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