Wave velocity and stiffness measurements of the Crag and Lower London Tertiaries at Sizewell

Geotechnique

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 451-474

  Hight, D W ^a   Bennell, J D ^b   Chana, B ^c   Davis, P D ^d   Jardine, R J ^e   Porovic, E ^e,f  

^a GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTING GROUP   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Soil Mechanics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Nuclear Electric Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clays; Dynamic measurements; Site investigation; Stiffness; Wave velocities

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTIC WAVES; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SAND; SOIL TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CRAG; CROSS HOLE TECHNIQUE; DOWN HOLE TECHNIQUE; DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS; LOWER LONDON TERTIARIES; SITE INVESTIGATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SOIL/STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STIFFNESS; WAVE VELOCITY;

UK, ENGLAND, SUFFOLK, SIZEWELL C;

EID: 0031213503     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1997.47.3.451     Document Type: Article

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