Flexible pavement condition evaluation using deflection basin parameters and dynamic finite element analysis implemented by artificial neural networks

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1375, 1999, Pages 514-530

  Kim, Y Richard ^a   Lee, Yung Chien ^b   Ranjithan, S Ranji ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Tung Nan Junior College of Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AREA; Artificial neural network (ANN); Backcalculation; Base damage index; Deflection basin parameter; FWD; Layer moduli; Pavements; Shape factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039523636     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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