Mechanistic approach for fiber-reinforced flexible pavements

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-23

  Chandra, Satish ^a   Viladkar, M N ^a   Nagrale, Prashant P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

California bearing ratio; Fiber reinforced materials; Flexible pavements; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; POLYPROPYLENES; SERVICE LIFE; SOILS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; SUBGRADE SOILS;

PAVEMENTS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PAVEMENT; SUBGRADE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 37549032498     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2008)134:1(15)     Document Type: Article

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