Predicting subgrade shear modulus from existing ground models

NDT and E International

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Gunn, D A ^a   Jackson, P D ^a   Entwisle, D C ^a   Armstrong, R W ^a   Culshaw, M G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground model; Shear modulus; Shear wave; Soil stiffness

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; GRAVEL; LITHOLOGY; SAND; SHEAR WAVES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

SOIL STIFFNESS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0037400151     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(02)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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