Shear wave measurements of the elasticity of the ground

Geotechnique

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 91-104

  Abbiss, C P ^a  

^a Building Research Establishment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS - ELASTICITY;

SHEAR WAVES;

GEOPHYSICS;

SHEAR WAVES;

EID: 0019539259     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1981.31.1.91     Document Type: Article

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