Analytical Procedures in NDT Pavement Evaluation

Per Ullidtz, The Technical University of Denmark
N.F.Coetzee, Dynatest Consulting, Inc.

Offered for presentation at the 1995 TRB session on Structural Modelling Applications in Pavement Analysis and Design

| Abstract / Introduction / Deflection Uses | Backcalculation | Problems Encountered in Backcalculation |
| Critical Issues in Backcalculation | Summary and Conclusions | References |


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