Using artificial neural networks as a forward approach to backcalculation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1570, 1997, Pages 126-133

  Meier, Roger W ^a   Alexander, Don R ^b   Freeman, Reed B ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

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EID: 5244249293     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1570-15     Document Type: Article

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