Seed modulus generation algorithm for backcalculation of flexible pavement moduli

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1905, 2005, Pages 117-127

  Fwa, T F ^a   Rani, Thakur Swapna ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; MULTILAYERS; PAVEMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BACKCALCULATION SOFTWARE; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; SEED MODULUS GENERATION ALGORITHM;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 29144493465     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1905-14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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