Hybrid neural network and finite element modeling of sub-base layer material properties in flexible pavements

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1725-1730

  Saltan, Mehmet ^a   Sezgin, Hüseyin ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial neural net; Finite element method; Flexible pavement

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; NEURAL NETWORKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BACKCALCULATION ANALYSIS; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT; SUB-BASE LAYER MATERIAL;

PAVEMENTS;

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; NEURAL NETWORKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PAVEMENTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845223783     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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