Methodology for determining the timing of saw cutting in concrete pavements

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2081, 2008, Pages 110-117

  Raoufi, Kambiz ^a   Radlinska, Aleksandra ^a   Nantung, Tommy ^b   Weiss, Jason ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDOT Office of Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOISTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SAWING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CONCRETE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION CREWS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING (FEM); MOISTURE LOSS; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; RELIABLE METHODS; SAW CUTTING; STRENGTH-REDUCTION FACTOR; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VOLUME CHANGE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 61349083001     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2081-12     Document Type: Article

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