Evaluation of FWD data for determination of layer moduli of pavements

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Mehta, Yusuf ^a   Roque, Reynaldo ^b  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Falling bodies; Pavements; Weight

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER (FWD);

PAVEMENTS;

DEFLECTION; LOADING; PAVEMENT;

EID: 0037287295     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2003)15:1(25)     Document Type: Article

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