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CHAPTER 4 - BASIC MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS ......................................... 4-1
4.1 SCOPE AND APPROACH.................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 LAYERED ELASTIC ISOTROPIC MODEL ....................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 Theory and Computational Implementation ........................................................... 4-2
4.2.2 Calibration to APT Conditions ............................................................................... 4-7
4.2.3 Interim Results and Discussion ............................................................................ 4-10
4.3 NCAT RESPONSE PREDICTION ..................................................................................... 4-13
4.3.1 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 4-13
4.3.2 Falling Weight Deflections .................................................................................. 4-17
4.3.3 Traffic Induced Stresses and Strains .................................................................... 4-19
4.4 APPRAISAL OF BASIC ANALYSIS ................................................................................. 4-29
CHAPTER 5 - ADVANCED MECHANISTIC METHODS ............................... 5-1
5.1 LAYERED ELASTIC ANISOTROPIC MODEL ................................................................. 5-1
5.1.1 Theory and Computational Implementation ........................................................... 5-1
5.1.2 Calibration to APT Conditions ............................................................................... 5-9
5.1.3 NCAT Response Prediction ................................................................................. 5-12
5.2 LAYERED VISCOELASTIC ISOTROPIC MODEL ......................................................... 5-18
5.2.1 Theory and Computational Implementation ......................................................... 5-18
5.2.2 Calibration to APT Conditions ............................................................................. 5-25
5.2.3 NCAT Response Prediction ................................................................................. 5-30
5.3 APPRAISAL OF ADVANCED METHODS ...................................................................... 5-38
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION ............................................................................ 6-1
6.1 SUMMARY AND FINDINGS .............................................................................................. 6-1
6.2 RECCOMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................... 6-4
REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 7-1
APPENDICES (DVD Available Upon Request) ................................................. 8-1
APPENDIX A: RAW EXPERIMENTAL DATA .......................................................... 8-1
APPENDIX B: COMPUTER PROGRAMS ................................................................... 8-2
APPENDIX C: REPORTS AND CORRESPONDANCE .............................................. 8-2