The assessment of damage around critical engineering structures using induced seismicity and ultrasonic techniques

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 159, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 179-195

  Pettitt, Will S ^a   Baker, Calum ^a   Young, R Paul ^b   Dahlström, Lars Olof ^c   Ramqvist, Gunnar ^d  

^a Applied Seismology Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NCC Engineering   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Borehole breakout; Excavation damage; Micro velocity; Microcracking

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ENGINEERING; EXCAVATION; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MICROCRACK; ULTRASONICS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0036138527     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8179-1_9     Document Type: Article

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