Dynamic simulation of falling weight deflectometer tests on flexible pavements using the spectral element method: Forward calculations

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 944-956

  Grenier, Simon ^a   Konrad, Jean Marie ^a   LeBœuf, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Falling weight deflectometer; Flexible pavement; Huet Sayegh model; Spectral element method; Viscoelasticity; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT CONCRETES; COMPUTER CODES; DEFLECTION BASIN; DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT; DYNAMIC PHENOMENA; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETER; FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETERS; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT; FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; HUET-SAYEGH MODEL; HYSTERETIC DAMPING; INERTIAL EFFECT; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PAVEMENT RESPONSE; SPECTRAL ELEMENT METHOD; STATIC METHOD; TIME HISTORY; TRANSIENT LOADING; VISCOUS DAMPING; VISCOUS EFFECT;

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; DAMPING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTICITY; ROADS AND STREETS; SIMULATORS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ASPHALT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DAMPING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HYSTERESIS; INERTIA; LOADING; PAVEMENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 70349202047     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L08-118     Document Type: Article

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