Empirical design methods for geosynthetic-reinforced low-volume roads

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2, Issue 1989, 2007, Pages 91-101

  Tingle, Jeb S ^a   Jersey, Sarah R ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; QUALITY CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION;

EMPIRICAL DESIGN METHODS; OPERATIONAL COSTS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 34547645956     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1989-52     Document Type: Article

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