Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation (2010)

Chapter: Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Development of the VECD-Based Model ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Top-Down Cracking of Hot-Mix Asphalt Layers: Models for Initiation and Propagation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22935.
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