Performance of geocell-reinforced rap bases over weak subgrade under full-scale moving wheel loads

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1525-1534

  Han, Jie ^a   Pokharel, Sanat K ^b   Yang, Xiaoming ^c   Manandhar, Chandra ^d   Leshchinsky, Dov ^e   Halahmi, Izhar ^f   Parsons, Robert L ^g  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b Paradox Access Solutions Inc   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^f PRS Mediterranean Ltd   (Israel)

^g Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated pavement testing; Base course; Geocell; Recycled asphalt pavement; Rut depth; Stress distribution; Unpaved roads

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTING; BASE COURSE; GEOCELLS; RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENT; RUT DEPTH; UNPAVED ROADS;

ARCH BRIDGES; ASPHALT; DEFORMATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRAFFIC SURVEYS; WHEELS;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS;

ASPHALT; BASE COURSE; DEFORMATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOSYNTHETICS; LOADING; PAVEMENT; POLYMER; REINFORCEMENT; ROAD; SUBGRADE;

EID: 83755228607     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000286     Document Type: Article

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