Development of an overlay design model for reflective cracking with and without steel reinforcing nettings

Asphalt Paving Technology: Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists-Proceedings of the Technical Sessions

Volumn 72, Issue , 2003, Pages 388-423

  Al Qadi, Imad L ^a   Elseifi, Mostafa ^a   Leonard, Didier ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Belgium Road Research Center ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Finite element; Flexible pavement; Overlay design; Reflective cracking; Steel reinforcement

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT; HOT MIX ASPHALT; OVERLAY DESIGN; REFLECTIVE CRACKING; STEEL REINFORCEMENT;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCEMENT; SERVICE LIFE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL EXPANSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PAVEMENT OVERLAYS;

EID: 1842505163     PISSN: 02702932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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