Effects of nonuniform tire contact stresses on pavement response

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 873-879

  Park, Dae Wook ^a   Martin, Amy Epps ^b   Masad, Eyad ^b  

^a Quality Engineering Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt pavements; Contact pressure; Deformation; Finite elements; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TIRES; VISCOPLASTICITY;

CONTACT PRESSURE; CONTACT STRESSES; PAVEMENT RESPONSE;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS;

ASPHALT; DEFORMATION; PAVEMENT; PLASTICITY; STRESS;

EID: 27644529442     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:11(873)     Document Type: Article

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