Expert system for design of low-volume roads over expansive soils

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2154, 2010, Pages 81-90

  Wanyan, Yaqi ^a   Abdallah, Imad ^b   Nazarian, Soheil ^b   Puppala, Anand ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PAVEMENTS; SOILS; SURVEYS;

ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; EXPANSIVE SOILS; HEURISTIC INFORMATION; LONGITUDINAL CRACKING; LOW VOLUME ROADS; OPTIMAL CONSTRUCTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; REMEDIATION METHODS; STRUCTURAL CAPACITIES;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 78651344827     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2154-07     Document Type: Article

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