Seismic refraction modelling and the importance of SH-waves for landfill site investigations

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-264

  Bhowmick, S ^a   Ghosh, N ^a   Wadhwa, R S ^a  

^a Khadakwasla Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Landfills; Seismicity; Site Investigations; Wave Refraction Modelling

Indexed keywords

LANDFILL SITE; SEISMIC MODELLING; SH WAVE; SITE INVESTIGATION;

EID: 0030450580     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.ii.2.262     Document Type: Article

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