A computational model for predicting the effect of tire configuration on asphaltic pavement life

Road Materials and Pavement Design

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-289

  Soares, Roberto F ^a   Allen, David H ^a   Kim, Yong Rak ^a   Berthelot, Curtis ^b   Soares, Jorge B ^c   Rentschler, Mark E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d 985045 Nebraska Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt Pavement; Hot Mix Asphalt; Model; Tire Configuration; Visco Elasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; HOT MIX ASPHALT; MATERIAL SELECTION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE; QUALITY MATERIALS; QUALITY OF MATERIALS; TIRE CONFIGURATIONS;

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FORECASTING; MODELS; SERVICE LIFE;

TIRES;

EID: 47249153964     PISSN: 14680629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/rmpd.9.271-289     Document Type: Article

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