Materials research on EPS20 and EPS15 under representative conditions in pavement structures

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 147-181

  Duskov M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTIC MODULI; LOADS (FORCES); MOISTURE; PAVEMENTS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE; WATER ABSORPTION;

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; IMMERSION; MATERIALS RESEARCH; STATIC STRESS; UNIAXIAL LOADING;

POLYSTYRENES;

GEOFOAM; PAVEMENT;

EID: 0031062324     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-1144(97)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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