Pilot study in sampling-based sensitivity analysis of NCHRP design guide for flexible pavements

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1947, 2006, Pages 123-135

  Clark Graves, R ^a   Mahboub, Kamyar C ^b  

^a 176 Oliver H Raymond Building   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CORRELATION THEORY; CRACK INITIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ALLIGATORS; BINDER GRADES; DEFAULT PARAMETERS; MECHANISTIC EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE (MEPDG);

PAVEMENT OVERLAYS;

EID: 33751404562     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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