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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-16-011    Date:  December 2017
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-011
Date: December 2017

 

Using Falling Weight Deflectometer Data With Mechanistic-Empirical Design and Analysis, Volume III: Guidelines for Deflection Testing, Analysis, and Interpretation

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