Simultaneous Measurement of Surface Wave Dispersion and Attenuation Curves

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 350-358

  Rix, Glenn J ^a   Lai, Carlo G ^b   Foti, Sebastiano ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Studio Geotecnico Italiano srl   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attenuation; Dispersion; Material damping ratio; Rayleigh wave; SASW; Shear wave velocity; Surface wave

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DAMPING; RAYLEIGH WAVES; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; SURFACE WAVES; TESTING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATTENUATION; INTERPRETATION METHODS; INVERSION TECHNIQUES; MATERIAL DAMPING RATIO; SASW; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WAVE DISPERSION;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 0012032281     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11132j     Document Type: Article

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