A new quantitative procedure to determine the location and embedment depth of a void using surface waves

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-64

  Nasseri Moghaddam, Ali ^a   Cascante, Giovanni ^a   Hutchinson, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXCAVATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOILS; SURFACE WAVES;

MULTI-CHANNEL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WAVES (MASW); RAYLEIGH WAVES; UNDERGROUND CAVITIES; UNDERGROUND VOIDS;

GEOPHYSICS;

SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 17444379405     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG10.1.51     Document Type: Article

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