Development of frost and thaw depth predictors for decision making about variable load restrictions

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2053, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Baïz, Sarah ^a   Tighe, Susan L ^b   Haas, Carl T ^b   Mills, Brian ^b   Perchanok, Max ^c  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Ministry of Transportation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; LOADS (FORCES); LOSSES; THAWING; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

CONDITION; CRITICAL ASSET; DECISIONS MAKINGS; FROST AND THAW DEPTHS; LOAD RESTRICTIONS; LOW VOLUME ROADS; ONTARIO; REMOTE RESOURCES; SPRING THAW; VARIABLE LOADS;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 56749163686     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2053-01     Document Type: Article

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