Source near-field effects and pulse tests in soil samples

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-345

  Arroyo, M ^a   Wood, D Muir ^a   Greening, P D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Elasticity; Laboratory tests; Numerical modelling and analysis; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

NEAR FIELD EFFECTS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TEST; STIFFNESS; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 0037991444     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.3.337     Document Type: Article

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