Comprehensive life-cycle cost analysis for selection of stabilization alternatives for better performance of low-volume roads

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2204, 2011, Pages 120-129

  Praticò, Filippo ^a   Saride, Sireesh ^b   Puppala, Anand ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ENGINEERING; ECONOMICS; LIFE CYCLE; ROADS AND STREETS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

LIFE CYCLE COSTS ANALYSIS; LOW VOLUME ROADS; MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATIONS; PERFORMANCE; ROAD NETWORK; RURAL COMMUNITY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SUBGRADE SOIL; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES;

STABILIZATION;

EID: 79960809622     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2204-16     Document Type: Article

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