Combined TDR and P-wave velocity measurements for the determination of in situ soil density-experimental study

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 553-563

  Fratta, Dante ^a   Alshibli, Khalid ^b   Tanner, William M ^c   Roussel, Lynne ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nova Geotechnical and Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental testing; P wave velocity; Soil density; Time Domain Reflectometry; Water content

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; P-WAVE VELOCITY; SOIL DENSITY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

ACCELEROMETERS; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 28744452641     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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