Strength characteristics of polymer modified mixes

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-71

  Kumar, Pawan ^a   Chandra, Satish ^b   Bose, Sunil ^a  

^a CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Fatigue life; Permanent strain; Polymers; Resilient modulus; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; METAL REFINERIES; MOISTURE; PAVEMENTS; RHEOLOGY;

PERMANENT STRAIN; RESILIENT MODULUS; WHEEL LOAD;

POLYMERS;

EID: 31744444544     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298430500495147     Document Type: Article

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