Fuzzy logic modeling of deflection behavior against dynamic loading in flexible pavements

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1406-1414

  Saltan, Mehmet ^a   Saltan, Suna ^a   Şahiner, Ahmet ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Deflection; Flexible pavements; Fuzzy logic; Structural capacity

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DETERIORATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY LOGIC; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER (FWD); FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; MOVING VEHICLES; STRUCTURAL CAPACITY;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 33847674107     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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