Backcalculation of full-depth asphalt pavement layer moduli considering nonlinear stress-dependent subgrade behavior

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-182

  Ceylan, Haul ^a   Guclu, Alper ^a   Tutumluer, Erol ^b   Thompson, Marshall R ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Falling weight deflectometer; Full depth flexible pavements; Nonlinear, stress dependent subgrade response

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SOILS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BACKCALCULATION MODELS; FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER; FULL-DEPTH FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; NONLINEAR, STRESS-DEPENDENT SUBGRADE RESPONSE;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 27344437984     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298430500150981     Document Type: Article

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