Small-strain stiffness and damping ratio of Pisa clay from surface wave tests

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 455-461

  Foti, S ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics; In situ testing; Site investigation; Stiffness; Waves and wave loading

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; SOILS; STIFFNESS; SURFACE WAVES; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

RAYLEIGH WAVES;

CLAY;

CLAY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN;

CLAY; CYCLIC LOADING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; LOADING; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; WAVE;

EID: 0037668607     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.5.455     Document Type: Article

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