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... This chapter briefly explores FWD data analysis methods and the software developed around them. Data analysis tools are not necessarily compatible with data from FWD tests.
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... While using the Caltrans flexible pavement rehabilitation design method, deflections are correlated to the California Deflectometer. Additionally, FWD data are correlated to a standardized reference FWD load, FWDref, which transmits a 40 kN (9,000 lbf)
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... FWD AREA can display the deflection data in plots of deflection versus sensor spacing ("Falling Weight Deflectometer" 2007)
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  • flexible pavement
  • fwd tests
  • falling weight
  • fwd data


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