Laboratory evaluation of the geogauge and light falling weight deflectometer as construction control tools

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 560-569

  Alshibli, Khalid A ^a   Abu Farsakh, Murad ^b   Seyman, Ekrem ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base course; Compacted soils; Construction methods; Control methods; Falling bodies weight; Laboratory tests; Quality control; Subgrades

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CLAY; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAVEL; LIMESTONE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAND; SILT; SOILS; STIFFNESS;

BASE COURSE; COMPACTED SOILS; CONSTRUCTION METHODS; FALLING BODIES; GEOGAUGE; LABORATORY TESTS; LIGHT FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER; SUBGRADES;

GAGES;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DEFLECTION;

EID: 26444607988     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2005)17:5(560)     Document Type: Article

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