Calibration of Testing Equipment for Reliable Small-Strain Deformation Measurements Using Synthetic Specimens

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 454-463

  Kim, Dong Soo ^a   Kweon, Gi Chul ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calibration; Cyclic test; Dynamic test; Frequency effect; Modulus; Small strain measurement; Synthetic specimen; System compliance

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION TESTING; DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; WELL TESTING;

CYCLIC TESTS; DYNAMIC TESTS; FREQUENCY EFFECT; MODULUS; SMALL STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SYNTHETIC SPECIMEN; SYSTEM COMPLIANCE;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0001520858     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11066j     Document Type: Article

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