Bender elements: Performance and signal interpretation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1063-1070

  Lee, Jong Sub ^a,b   Santamarina, J Carlos ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; Coupling; Resonance; Shear waves; Signal processing; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC SHIELDING; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REFLECTION; SHEAR WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS;

BENDER ELEMENTS; SHEAR WAVE TRANSDUCERS; SOIL CELLS; WAVE REFLECTION;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

INSTRUMENTATION; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 24944458624     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:9(1063)     Document Type: Article

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