Environmental effects on the predicted service life of flexible pavements

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-56

  Zuo, Gang ^a   Drumm, Eric C ^b   Meier, Roger W ^c  

^a Michael Baker Jr Inc   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental issues; Flexible pavements; Predictions; Service life

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOISTURE; SERVICE LIFE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; PAVEMENT DESIGN;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS;

ASPHALT; DESIGN METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; PAVEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845665469     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2007)133:1(47)     Document Type: Article

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