Implications of Vs -BPT (N1)60 correlations for liquefaction assessment in gravels

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 75 I, 1998, Pages 506-517

  Rollins, Kyle M ^a   Diehl, Nathan B ^b   Weaver, Thomas J ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Horrocks Engineers   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC WAVES; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

BECKER HAMMER PENETRATION TEST (BPT);

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 0031644330     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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