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Jan 1950
Development of CBR Flexible Pavement Design Method for Airfields: A Symposium: Foreword
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 115, Issue 1
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At the beginning of the construction program for World War II, the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, after a survey of available flexible pavement design methods, adopted the empirical method in use by the California Division of State Highways, known as the California bearing ratio (CBR) method. This method uses the CBR of the soil, which is an index of strength obtained by a simple shear test, and a set of design curves for determining the total required thickness of base and pavement for a given wheel load.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 115 • Issue 1 • January 1950
Pages: 453 - 455
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© 1950 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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