Internal structure characterization of asphalt concrete using image analysis

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-95

  Masad, E ^a,b   Muhunthan, B ^a   Shashidhar, N ^b   Harman, T ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; COMPACTION; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ASPHALT CONCRETE (AC) MIXTURES; GYRATORY COMPACTED MATERIALS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033108007     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(1999)13:2(88)     Document Type: Article

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