Verification of virtual climatic data in MEPDG using the LTPP database

International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-11

  Li, Qiang ^a   Wang, Kelvin C P ^b   Hall, Kevin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced integrated climatic model; Long term pavement performance; Mechanistic empirical pavement design guide

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS; CLIMATE DATA; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC DATA; CLIMATIC MODELS; COMPARISON ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE; MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDES; PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL DATA; WEATHER DATA; WEATHER STATIONS;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PAVEMENT OVERLAYS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 78651553561     PISSN: 19966814     EISSN: 19971400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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